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titleTwo new feather mites of the genus Proctophyllodes Robin (Acariformes: Proctophyllodinae) from passerines in Brazil
year2021
paperSystematic and Applied Acarology
edition26 [6]
page1081-1096
languageEnglish
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abstractProctophyllodes Robin (Proctophyllodidae: Proctophyllodinae) is a widely distributed feather mite genus, which most species show high level of specificity to their bird hosts. We describe two new species of this genus from passerines commonly found in urban environments in Brazil: Proctophyllodes molothrus sp. nov. from the Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis (Gmelin) (Icteridae), and P. carmenmirandae sp. nov. from the Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis (Statius Müller) (Passerellidae). The former is similar to P. egglestoni Spory and differs from it in having a unique shape of opisthosomal lobes in females; P. carmenmirandae is closer to P. tiaris Atyeo & Braasch and differs in having a relatively longer adeagus in males and setae h1 situated on soft tegument between hysteronotal and lobar shields in females.
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authorPedroso, Luiz Gustavo de Almeida
coauthorHernandes, Fábio Akashi

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