Neocnemidocoptes gallinae ( Railliet, 1887 )

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Neocnemidocoptes gallinae ( Railliet, 1887)

Sarcoptes laevis var. gallinae Railliet, 1887: 132 .

Cnemidocoptes gallinae.— Canestrini & Kramer 1899: 15 ; Seddon 1968: 103.

Neocnemidocoptes gallinae.— Fain 1974: 183 .

Neocnemidocoptes laevis gallinae.— Fain 1966a: 394 ; Fain & Elsen 1967: 101; Domrow 1992: 1509.

Host and locality in Australia: Domestic fowl, Australia ( Seddon 1968; Domrow 1992)

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

Unidentified specimens in this genus: Neocnemidocoptes sp.

Host and locality in Australia: Pomatostomus temporalis, Emerald , Queensland ( Domrow 1992).

Current name of host: Grey-crowned Babbler, Pomatostomus temporalis (Vigors & Horsfield 1827) ( Passeriformes : Pomatostomidae ).