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A new species of Brueelia Kéler (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) parasitic on the common diuca-finch, Diuca diuca diuca (Aves: Emberizidae) in Chile

2009; Springer Nature; Volume: 38; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1519-566x2009000400011

1678-8052

Armando Conrado Cicchino, Daniel González‐Acuña,

Study of Mite Species

A new species of the genus Brueelia Kéler is described as parasitic on the Common Diuca-Finch, Diuca diuca diuca, based on specimens from three localities in Chile: Punitaqui (Coquimbo Province), La Rinconada (Colchagua Province) and Chillán (Nuble Province). The species is fully described and illustrated, and brief comments on its morphological affinities with allied species are also made.