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Three species of the genus Pellonyssus (Acari: Macronyssidae) including a new species from Costa Rican birds

2006; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 32; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/01647950608684457

ISSN

1945-3892

Autores

F Dusbábek, Ivan Literák, Miroslav Čapek, Martin Havlíček,

Tópico(s)

Bird parasitology and diseases

Resumo

Abstract Abstract Three species of the genus Pellonyssus Clark and Yunker, 1956 are reported from Costa Rican birds: Pellonyssus gorgasi Yunker and Radovsky 1966 from Threnetes ruckeri (Bourcier) (Trochilidae); Pellonyssus marui Yunker and Radovsky, 1966 from Manacus candei (Parzudaki) (Pipridae); and Pellonyssus cyanoides Dusbabek and Literak n. sp. from Cyanocompsa cyanoides (Lafresnaye) (Cardinalidae) Figures of female P. marui and of male P. cyanoides Dusbabek and Literak n. sp . are included. Key words : AcariMacronyssidaebird mitesparasitic mitesCosta Rica

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