Megninia ginglymurus (Mégnin, 1877)

HALLIDAY, R. B., 2023, Prelude to a study of the feather mites of Australia (Acariformes: Astigmata), Zootaxa 5280 (1), pp. 1-73 : 14

Megninia ginglymurus (Mégnin, 1877)

Analges ginglymurus Mégnin , in Robin & Mégnin, 1877b: 505.

Megninia cubitalis ginglymura.— Canestrini & Kramer 1899: 94 ; Radford 1953: 207, 1958: 116.

Megninia ginglymura.— Bonnet 1924a: 151 ; Radford 1958: 123; Gaud et al. 1985: 175; Sulzbach et al. 2022: 217.

Megninia gynglymura (sic).— Mironov & Galloway 2002b: 190 .

Host and locality in Australia: Gallus gallus, Rochedale , Queensland; Lismore, N.S.W.; Poowong, Victoria ( Domrow 1992) .

Current name of host: Red Junglefowl (domestic hen), Gallus gallus ( Linnaeus, 1758) ( Galliformes : Phasianidae ).

Notes: Mironov & Galloway (2002b) suggested that the name Megninia gynglymura (sic) has been applied to several different species of Megninia .