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Picobia ictericus sp. n., an ectoparasite of two icterid bird species from Brazil (Acari: Prostigmata: Syringophilidae)

2010; Volume: 21; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

0867-1710

Maciej Skoracki, Eliza Głowska, J. Lontkowski, T. Stawarczyk,

Vector-borne infectious diseases

A new species of the genus Picobia Haller (Acari: Syringophilidae: Picobiinae) from icterid birds (Icteridae) is described and figured: Picobia ictericus sp. n. parasitizing Pseudoleistes guirahuro (Vieillot) and Cacicus chrysopterus (ViGorS) from Brasil. This new species differs from closely related P. epthianura Skoracki et al., 2008 by the length of propodonotal setae vi 45-55, ve 125-145 and si 165-175, and the length ratio of terminal setae f1:h1 1:1.