Hernandes, Fabio A. [UNESP]Valim, Michel P.Mironov, Sergey V.2014-05-202014-05-202007-01-01Journal of Natural History. Abingdon: Taylor & Francis Ltd, v. 41, n. 41-44, p. 2653-2681, 2007.0022-2933http://hdl.handle.net/11449/30942Two new genera and five new species of feather mites of the family Proctophyllodidae are described from passerine birds from Brazil: Tyranniphyllodes pitangi gen. n., sp. n. from Pitangus sulphuratus (Tyrannidae); Atrichophyllodes delalandi gen. n., sp. n. from Corythopis delalandi (Tyrannidae); A. mentalis gen. n., sp. n. from Dysithamnus mentalis (Thamnophilidae); Anisophyllodes candango sp. n. from Elaenia chiriquensis (Tyrannidae); and Platyacarus sittasomi sp. n. from Sittasomus griseicapillus (Dendrocolaptidae). The discovery of these taxa might give data for a better understanding of the evolution of the family Proctophyllodidae in general and the dispersion of these mites on passerines in South America in paricular.2653-2681engAcariAnalgoideaAstigmataBrasilfeather mitenew generanew speciesProctophyllodidaeSystematicsArtigo10.1080/00222930701644718WOS:000252053600006Acesso restrito