Amerodectes Valim and Hernandes, 2010

Mironov, Sergey V. & Chandler, C. Ray, 2017, New feather mites of the genus Amerodectes Valim and Hernandes (Acariformes: Proctophyllodidae) from passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) in Georgia, USA, Zootaxa 4344 (2), pp. 201-245 : 206

Genus Amerodectes Valim and Hernandes, 2010

Type species: Proctophyllodes (Pterodectes) gracilis Trouessart, 1885 , by original designation.

Including new species described herein, the genus Amerodectes presently includes 36 species (Table 1). A key to almost all previously known species, except those described in the past five years, was provided by Mironov & González-Acuña (2011). In the present work, we provide a key to species recorded in the USA and Canada and potentially expected species, based on the presence of corresponding bird hosts in these countries.