A new species of the feather mite genus Tyrannidectes Mironov, 2008 (Acariformes: Proctophyllodidae) from tapaculos (Passeriformes: Rhinocryptidae) in Chile.

Abstract:

:A new feather mite species, Tyrannidectes pteroptochi sp. n. (Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae: Pterodectinae), is described from the Moustached Turca Pteroptochos megapodius Kittlitz, 1830 (Passeriformes: Rhinocryptidae) in Chile. This is the first record of mites of the genus Tyrannidectes Mironov 2008 from this family of passerines. Tyrannidectes pteroptochi is clearly distinguished from all previously known Tyrannidectes species by having several unique features in females: whip-like hysteronotal macrosetae h2, hysteronotal setae h3 exceeding the length of the terminal appendages, and spiculiform pseudanal setae ps2 and ps3. A brief review of taxonomic works on the Tyrannidectes is provided.

journal_name

Acta Parasitol

journal_title

Acta parasitologica

authors

Mironov SV,González-Acuña DA

doi

10.1515/ap-2015-0106

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-12-01 00:00:00

pages

743-8

issue

4

eissn

1230-2821

issn

1896-1851

pii

/j/ap.2015.60.issue-4/ap-2015-0106/ap-2015-0106.xm

journal_volume

60

pub_type

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