Neottialges Fain, 1966

Liberato, Claudio De, Magliano, Adele, Tancredi, Francesco, Eleni, Claudia, Posillico, Mario & Mironov, Sergey, 2018, Neottialges (Caloenectes) vulturis (Dubinin, 1956) (Acari: Hypoderatidae) from the Eurasian griffon vultureGyps (fulvus) in Italy: first record in Europe, redescription and pathological changes in the host, Acarologia 58 (2), pp. 255-264 : 257

Genus Neottialges Fain, 1966

The genus Neottialges was established by Fain (1966) and originally included six species; at present it incorporates 28 species and is the most specious within the family ( Mironov and Kivganov 2010). Within this genus, Fain (1966, 1967) originally recognized three subgenera, Caloenectes Fain, 1966 , Neottialges s str., and Pelecanectes Fain, 1966. Further, Fain and Lukoschus (1986) established two more subgenera, Ardeidectes Fain and Lukoschus, 1986 and Heronidectes Fain and Lukoschus, 1986 . Representatives of this genus are presently known from birds of the orders Accipitriformes, Ciconiformes, Charadriiformes, Columbiformes, Musophagiformes, Falconiformes and Pelecaniformes (Fain 1967; Fain and Lukoschus 1986; Mironov and Kivganov 2010). In the world revision of hypoderatids parasitizing birds, Fain (1967) did not assign Neottialges vulturis to any subgenus, because he was unable to re-examine any specimens of this mite. Based on the recollected material we examined in the present study, we place this species in the subgenus Caloenectes (see remark below).