Abstract
The aim of this study was to report the mite species found in association with the eared dove, Zenaida auriculata (Des Murs, 1847), in São Paulo State, Brazil. A total of 34 bird specimens was examined, and mites were found on 31 of them. The following numbers of mite species were found: Astigmata: Falculiferidae - three species; Analgidae - two species; Dermoglyphidae, Epidermoptidae, Hypoderatidae and Pyroglyphidae - one species each. Prostigmata: Cheyletidae, Cheyletiellidae and Syringophilidae - one species each. Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae and Rhinonyssidae - one species each. We present the first report of Z. auriculata as host of Diplaegidia columbae Buchholz, 1869; Diplaegidia columbigallinae Cerny´, 1975; Byersalges talpacoti Cerny´, 1975; Pterophagus spilosikyus Gaud & Barré, 1992; Hypodectes propus (Nitzch in Giebel, 1861), Ornithocheyletia columbigallinae Fain & Bochkov, 2002; Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese, 1888) and Tinaminyssus zenaidurae (Crossley, 1952).