Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Neoaulonastus grewlingi sp. nov. (Prostigmata: Cheyletoidea: Syringophilidae) a new quill mite species parasitizing Falcunculus frontatus (Passeriformes: Falcunculidae) in Australia.
- Journal:
- Acta parasitologica
- Year:
- 2013
- Authors:
- Glowska, Eliza
- Affiliation:
- Department of Animal Morphology
Abstract
A new quill mite species Neoaulonastus grewlingi sp. nov. parasitizing Australian endemic Falcunculus frontatus (Latham) (Passeriformes: Falcunculidae) is described. This new species differs from N. caligatus Skoracki by the following characters: apunctate pygidial shield and coxal fields I-IV, setae c1 1.4 times longer than d1, and lengths of setae ve 20, si 15-25, se 155-175 and c2 145-155. This is the first record of syringophilid mites from hosts of the family Falcunculidae and first register of Neoaulonastus genus in Australian region.
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