Three new species of quill mites of the genus Aulonastus Kethley, 1970 [Acari, Prostigmata, Syringophilidae] from passerine birds

• Autorzy: Skoracki M
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Three new quill mite species of the genus Aulonastus Kethley, 1970 (Acari, Syringophilidae) from passerine birds are described: A. buczekae sp. nov. from the common starling Sturnus vulgaris (Passeriformes, Sturnidae); A. lusciniae sp. nov. from the thrush nightingale Luscinia luscinia (Passeriformes, Turdidae) and A. albus sp. nov. from the pied wagtail Motacilla alba (Passeriformes, Motacillidae). Key to all know species of the genus Aulonastus is given.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Aulonastus; quill mite; Motacilla alba; Acari; passerine bird; Sturnus vulgaris; taxonomy; pied wagtail; bird; starling; new species; Prostigmata; Syringophilidae

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Parasitologica
• Rocznik: 2002
• Tom: 47
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.300-305,fig.

Twórcy

autor

Skoracki M

• Department of Animal Morphology, A.Mickiewicz University, 28 Czerwca 1956 198, 61-485 Poznan, Poland

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