| abstract | Dicranogonus, a new genus of pterolichine feather mites is established. The genus includes six new species from New World Threskiornithidae: D. theristici (type-species) from Theristicus c. caudatus (Brazil, Colombia), D. melanopis from Theristicus m. melanopis (Argentina), D. sculpturatus from Theristicus caerulescens (Paraguay), D. ancoripalpus from Cercibis oxycerca (Brazil), D. phimosi from Phimosus infuscatus berlepschi (Colombia), and D. botryodes from Mesembrinibis cayennensis (Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia). |