Ptiloxenus Hull

Barreto, Mauricio, Burbano, María E., Proctor, Heather C., Mironov, Serge V. & Wauthy, Georges, 2012, Feather mites (Acariformes: Psoroptidia) from Colombia: Preliminary list with new records 3516, Zootaxa 3516, pp. 1-68 : 45

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5257808
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scientific name	Ptiloxenus Hull
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Genus * Ptiloxenus Hull

Ptiloxenus elegans ( Č erný, 1969)

Material examined. Ex Podilymbus podiceps (Linnaeus) ( Podicipediformes : Podicipedidae ): 2 males, Dept. Cauca: Guapi, 21 September 1974, UV No. 4075.

Ex Tachybaptus dominicus (Linnaeus) : 1 male, Dept. Valle del Cauca: Candelaria, El Carmelo , 4 September 1967, coll. H. Álvarez, UV No. 1505 .

Hosts and distribution. This species was described ex T. d. dominicus (Linnaeus) (as Podiceps d. dominicus ) from Cuba (Oriente) ( Č erný 1969). Later on, it was recollected ex P. podiceps from USA (Florida) ( Forrester & Spalding 2003).