A new species and new host records of syringophilid mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) from passerines from Kenya
Author
Skoracki, Maciej
Author
Hromada, Martin
Author
Wamiti, Wanyoike
text
Zootaxa
2011
2922
34
40
journal article
46624
10.5281/zenodo.200715
d85c6342-4f3a-4dfb-8fbc-63b98215bfda
1175-5326
200715
Picobia oritis
Skoracki, Antczak and Riegert, 2009
This species was originally described from
Cyanomitra oritis
(Reichenov)
(
Passeriformes
: Nectarinidae) from
Cameroon
.
Material examined:
From body quill of
Cyanomitra olivacea
(Smith)
(
Passeriformes
: Nectariinidae) (
new host
):
2 females
(physogastric form) (AMU–SYR. 288),
KENYA
:
Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Gede, Tree House Nature Trail, 3 0 17’48.18”S, 39 0 55’55.67”E,
39 m
a.s.l.,
16 December 2010
, coll. M. Hromada and W. Wamiti. All material is deposited in the AMU.