Megasyringophilus kethleyi Fain, Bochkov and Mironov, 2000

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.