Two new quill mites of the family Syringophilidae (Acari: Prostigmata) parasitising the tapaculos (Passeriformes: Rhinocryptidae) in South America
Author
Sikora, Bozena
Author
Kaszewska, Katarzyna
Author
Skoracki, Maciej
text
Zootaxa
2014
3895
3
419
426
journal article
41974
10.11646/zootaxa.3895.3.6
493719f9-1a4b-4583-895a-411fc8615523
1175-5326
229725
F79DB92D-7BCA-4CB2-8514-6DE9EEBA5C21
Genus
Aulonastus
Kethley
This genus has included 13 species inhabiting feather quills of the secondaries, coverts, rectrices, and body feathers (
Skoracki 2011
). To date, they have been noted from passerines of the following families:
Cardinalidae
,
Emberizidae
,
Fringillidae
,
Icteridae
,
Laniidae
,
Motacillidae
,
Muscicapidae
,
Prunellidae
, and
Troglodytidae (
Skoracki
et al
. 2012
)
. Below, we describe a new species found on
Pteroptochos
tarnii
(King)
, which represents a new host family (
Rhinocryptidae
) for the genus
Aulonastus
.