Two new quill mite species (Prostigmata: Syringophilidae) parasitizing Australian birds

ELIZA GLOWSKA; IZABELLA LANIECKA

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3670.3.9

Issue: Vol. 3670 No. 3: 13 Jun. 2013

Type: Article

Published: 2013-06-13

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3670.3.9

Page range: 385–390

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Two new quill mite species (Prostigmata: Syringophilidae) parasitizing Australian birds

ELIZA GLOWSKA⁺⁻
IZABELLA LANIECKA⁺⁻

quill mites Australian birds Syringophilopsis Megasyringophilus systematics

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Abstract

Two new quill mite species (Prostigmata: Cheyletoidea: Syringophilidae), Syringophilopsis philemonis sp. nov. from Phi-lemon citreogularis (Gould) (Passeriformes: Meliphagidae) and Megasyringophilus cacatua sp. nov. from Cacatua gal-erita (Latham) (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae) are described from Australia.