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Issue: Vol. 3985 No. 1: 9 Jul. 2015
Type: Article
Published: 2015-07-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3985.1.3
Page range: 53–68
Abstract views: 28
PDF downloaded: 10

Feather mites of the genus Passeroptes Fain (Acariformes: Dermationidae) from passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) of China

Institute of Entomology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Institute of Entomology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Institute of Entomology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Acari new species avian parasites Astigmata taxonomy

Abstract

Five new species of the feather mite genus Passeroptes (Acariformes: Dermationidae) are recorded from birds of the order Passeriformes in China: P. lioparis sp. nov. from Chrysotus chrysotis (Blyth) (Paradoxornithidae); P. motacillae sp. nov. from Motacilla cinerea Tunstall (Motacillidae); P. cyanodermae sp. nov. from Cyanoderma ruficeps Blyth (Timaliidae); P. periparus sp. nov. from Periparus ater (Linnaeus) (Paridae); P. aegithalos sp. nov. from Aegithalos iouschistos bonvaloti (Oustalet) (Aegithalidae).