Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
New host records for parasitic mites of the family Syringophilidae from accipitriform birds (Aves: Accipitriformes).
- Journal:
- Annals of parasitology
- Year:
- 2015
- Authors:
- Zmudzinski, Mateusz et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Animal Morphology
- Species:
- bird
Abstract
Four accipitriform bird species of the family Accipitridae are reported as new hosts for quill mites (Acari: Cheyletoidea: Syringophilidae): Megasyringophilus aquilus Skoracki, Lontkowski and Stawarczyk, 2010 was collected from Hieraaetus pennatus Gmelin, 1788 in France and Spain, and Buteo jamaicensis Gmelin, 1788 in Canada; Peristerophila accipitridicus Skoracki, Lontkowski and Stawarczyk, 2010 was collected from Circaetus gallicus Gmelin, 1788 in France, and Buteo lagopus Pontoppidan, 1763 in Germany.
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