Syringophilid quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) parasitizing passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) in Brazil

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2016-01-01

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Skoracki, Maciej
Mironov, Sergey V.
Hernandes, Fabio A. [UNESP]
Valim, Michel P.

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Taylor & Francis Inc

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Two new quill mite species collected from passerine birds in Brazil are described: Torotrogla synallaxis sp. nov. from Synallaxis spixi Sclater (Funariidae) and Syringophilopsis bonariensis sp. nov. from Molothrus bonariensis (Gmelin) (Icteridae). Additionally, three syringophilid species were recorded from new host species captured in Minas Gerais, Brazil: Syringophilopsis tyranni Bochkov and Galloway, 2004 from Satrapa icterophrys (Vieillot) (Tyrannidae); Syringophiloidus stawarczyki Skoracki, 2004 from Dacnis cayana (Linnaeus) (Thraupidae) and Syringophiloidus parapresentalis Skoracki, 2011 from Turdus rufiventris Vieillot (Turdidae). The syringophilid fauna presently recorded from Brazil is summarized. http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:XXXX

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Birds, ectoparasites, Brazil, quill mites, Syringophilidae

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International Journal Of Acarology. Philadelphia: Taylor & Francis Inc, v. 42, n. 5, p. 252-257, 2016.