Megasyringophilus kethleyi Fain, Bochkov and Mironov, 2000
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4282.1.11 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4957B8A8-4511-4D67-8F36-6183BA1AF2B8 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6007749 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A2C60C-DA19-FF87-FF2D-FECCFAD1BB5F |
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Plazi |
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Megasyringophilus kethleyi Fain, Bochkov and Mironov, 2000 |
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Megasyringophilus kethleyi Fain, Bochkov and Mironov, 2000 View in CoL
Up to now, M. kethleyi was recorded from three parrot species in Brazil, Aratinga jandaya (Gmelin) , Eupsittula pertinax (Linnaeus) , and Brotogeris versicolurus (St. Muller) ( Fain et al. 2000; Bochkov & Fain 2003). In the present study, a new host record and a new locality for this mite species is provided.
Material examined. Five females from Eupsittula canicularis (Linnaeus) ( Psittaciformes : Psittacidae ), MEXICO: Michoacan, Huacana, 30 January 1981, coll. A. Estrada; mite specimens deposited in FMNH.
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Field Museum of Natural History |
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