Kytodites nudus ( Vizioli, 1869 )

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Kytodites nudus ( Vizioli, 1869)

Sarcoptes nudus Vizioli, 1869: 266 .

Cytolichus nudus.— Canestrini & Kramer 1899: 9 .

Cytodites nudus.— Dubinin 1951b: 14 ; Fain 1960: 239.

Cytodites (Cytoleichus) nudus.— Seddon 1968: 139 .

Cytodites undus (sic).— Green 1989: 16 .

Kytodites nudus.— Domrow 1992: 1510 .

Host and locality in Australia: Fowl, turkey, pheasant, pigeon,Australia ( Seddon 1968); Gallus gallus , Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania ( Domrow 1992).

Current name of host: Red Junglefowl (domestic hen), Gallus gallus ( Linnaeus, 1758) ; Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus, 1758 ; Common Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 ( Galliformes : Phasianidae ); Rock Dove, Columba livia Gmelin, 1789 ( Columbiformes : Columbidae ).