Two new picobiin mite species (Acari: Cheyletoidea: Syringophilidae) parasitizing passerine birds in Guyana

Acta Parasitol. 2015 Sep;60(3):488-93. doi: 10.1515/ap-2015-0069.

Abstract

Two new picobiin mite species (Cheyletoidea: Syringophilidae) are described from passeriform birds in Guyana, Rafapicobia automoli sp. nov. parasitizing two furnariid species Automolus ochrolaemus (Tschudi) (type host) and Automolus rufipileatus (Pelzeln) (Passeriformes: Furnariidae) and Neopicobia herbicolae sp. nov. from Emberizoides herbicola (Vieillot) (Thraupidae). Additionally, Picumnus exilis (Lichtenstein) (Piciformes: Picidae) is recorded as a new host species for Neopicobia hepburni Glowska et Laniecka, 2014.

MeSH terms

  • Acari / anatomy & histology*
  • Acari / classification*
  • Animals
  • Bird Diseases / parasitology*
  • Guyana
  • Microscopy
  • Mite Infestations / parasitology
  • Mite Infestations / veterinary*
  • Passeriformes / parasitology*