| id | 39515 (last modified: 15.2.2018) |
| title | New species of the feather mite genus Metapteronyssus Gaud, 1981 (Astigmata Analgoidea Pteronyssidae) from African passerines (Aves Passeriformes) |
| year | 2002 |
| paper | Bulletin de lʼInstitut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique Entomologie |
| edition | 72 |
| page | 181-199 |
| language | English |
| checked | paper |
| abstract | Nine new species of the feather mite genus Metapteronyssus Gaud 1981 are described from South African passerines of the families Estrildidae and Ploceidae: Metapteronyssus plocei sp. nov. from the Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus, M. gaudi sp. nov. from the Orange Weaver P. aurantius, M. puylaerti sp. nov. from the African Masked Weaver P. velatus, M. capensis from the Cape Weaver P. capensis, M. bubalornis sp. nov. from the White-billed Buffalo Weaver Bubalornis albirostris, M. plocepasseri sp. nov. and M. anoplonotus sp. nov. from the White-browed Sparrow Plocepasser mahali, M. daberti sp. nov. from the Red-backed Sparrow Weaver P. rufoscapulatus, and M. lonchurae sp. nov. from the African Silverbill Lonchura cantans orientalis. A key to all recently known species of the genus Metapteronyssus is provided. |
| URL | http://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/bulletins-de-linstitut-royal-des-sciences-naturelles-de-belgique-entomologie/72-2002/entomologie-72-2002_181-199.pdfGo to site |
| author | Mironov, Serguei Valentinovich |