Hyperaspidacarus Atyeo and Smith

Barreto, Mauricio, Burbano, María E., Proctor, Heather C., Mironov, Serge V. & Wauthy, Georges, 2012, Feather mites (Acariformes: Psoroptidia) from Colombia: Preliminary list with new records 3516, Zootaxa 3516, pp. 1-68 : 36

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620BAFD7-33E5-4C1C-8EAD-F69586311977

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5257760

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scientific name

Hyperaspidacarus Atyeo and Smith
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Genus Hyperaspidacarus Atyeo and Smith

Hyperaspidacarus tridentatus Atyeo and Smith, 1983

Hosts and distribution. This species was described ex Columbina talpacoti rufipennis (Bonaparte) ( Columbiformes : Columbidae ) from Honduras (Caliche), Trinidad (St. George), and ex C. talpacoti (Temminck) from Mexico (Veracruz), with additional material ex C. passerina (Linnaeus) from USA (Texas), ex C. p. passerina (Linnaeus) from the USA (Florida), ex C. p. griseola Spix from Brazil (Maranhão), ex C. m. minuta (Linnaeus) from Colombia (Dept. Meta), ex C. picui picui (Temmninck) from Argentina (Misiones, Corrientes), ex C. inca (Lesson) (as Scardafella inca ) from the USA (Texas), and ex C. s. squamata (Lesson) (as Scardafella s. squamata) from Brazil (Bahia, Goias) ( Atyeo & Smith 1983). This mite has never been recollected since the original description.

Atyeo, W. T. & Smith, C. L. (1983) New taxa of columbid (Aves) feather mites (Falculiferidae) with suprategumental shields. Journal of Medical Entomology, 20, 207 - 211.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Astigmata

Family

Falculiferidae