Rhamphocaulus Park and Atyeo

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 : 18-19

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scientific name	Rhamphocaulus Park and Atyeo
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Genus Rhamphocaulus Park and Atyeo

Rhamphocaulus aviculocaulis ( Trouessart, 1886)

Hosts and distribution. This species was described ex Eutoxeres aquila (Bourcier) ( Apodiformes : Trochilidae )

from “ Nouvelle-Grenade ” ( Trouessart 1886). Later on, it was recorded ex Eutoxeres a. aquila (Bourcier) and E. a. heterurus Gould from Ecuador, ex Ramphodon naevius (Dumont) , Topaza p. pella (Linnaeus), and T. p. microrhyncha Butler from Brazil ( Park & Atyeo 1971).

Remark. “ Nouvelle-Grenade ” is one of the old names used for the territory of Colombia, Panama and parts of Nicaragua, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil.

Rhamphocaulus sinuatus Park and Atyeo, 1971

Hosts and distribution. This species was described ex Campylopterus curvipennis (Lichtenstein) ( Apodiformes : Trochilidae ) from Mexico (Veracruz), with additional material ex Anthracothorax p. prevostii (Lesson) from Mexico, ex Leucochloris albicollis (Vieillot) from Brazil, ex Phaethornis s. superciliosus (Linnaeus) from Belize (as British Honduras) and ex Phaethornis longirostris (Delattre) from Colombia (as New Granada fide Trouessart 1886) ( Park & Atyeo 1971). This mite has never been recollected since the original description.

Rhamphocaulus vachoni Park and Atyeo, 1971

Hosts and distribution. This species was described ex Phaethornis superciliosus muelleri Hellmayr ( Apodiformes : Trochilidae ) from Brazil (Para), with additional material ex P. guy apicalis (Tschudi) and P. yaruqui (Bourcier) from Colombia ( Park & Atyeo 1971). This mite has never been recollected since the original description.

Rhamphocaulus sp.

Material examined. Ex Heliodoxa imperatrix (Gould) ( Apodiformes : Trochilidae ): 1 male and 4 females, Dept. Chocó: San José del Palmar, Vereda La Italia, Alto del Oso, 5 October 1987, coll. L.G. Naranjo, UV No. 5958.