Neoaulonastus grewlingisp. nov. (Prostigmata: Cheyletoidea: Syringophilidae) a new quill mite species parasitizingFalcunculus frontatus(Passeriformes: Falcunculidae) in Australia

✍ Scribed by Glowska, Eliza

• Book ID: 119932319
• Publisher: Versita
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 416 KB
• Volume: 58
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1230-2821
• DOI: 10.2478/s11686-013-0111-4

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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.