Protalges Trouessart, 1885

Hernandes, Fabio Akashi, 2013, The feather mites (Acari, Astigmata) of the Violet-capped Woodnymph, Thalurania glaucopis (Gmelin) (Aves, Trochilidae), with descriptions of three new species, Zootaxa 3616 (6), pp. 563-577 : 576

Protalges Trouessart, 1885

Type-species: Protalges robini Trouessart, 1885

The genus Protalges currently includes three species (SV Mironov, pers. comm.): P. robini Trouessart, 1885 , P. affinis Trouessart, 1886 , and P. longitarsus Trouessart and Neumann, 1888 . A sole male was found on Thalurania glaucopis , and therefore it could not be properly identified. (Collection data as in the new species described herein).

Acknowledgements

To Bianca L. Reinert, Marcos R. Bornschein, Carlos O.A. Gussoni, Daiane D. Sobotka, and Leandro Corrêa for assistance in the field, and to Dr. Sergey V. Mironov for information on the genus Protalges . Also, to two anonymous referees for their much appreciated suggestions. This study was supported by the FAPESP – São Paulo Research Foundation (2011/50145-0, 2011/20805-8).