Prelude to a study of the feather mites of Australia (Acariformes: Astigmata) Author HALLIDAY, R. B. text Zootaxa 2023 2023-05-09 5280 1 1 73 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5280.1.1 journal article 54455 10.11646/zootaxa.5280.1.1 a3384e49-2a34-4e14-8651-90cd896e0df4 1175-5326 7912198 E89D81FE-D079-41B7-9FF4-4933D620B89D Proterothrix caudacuta (Trouessart, 1899) Trouessartia caudacuta Trouessart, 1899b: 34 . Trouessartia caudacuta .— Canestrini & Kramer 1899: 120 ; Rainbow 1906: 186 ; Cleland 1922: 99 ; Radford 1953: 214 , 1958: 127 . Proterothrix caudacuta .— Santana 1976: 119 . Host and locality in Australia : Lobivanellus lobatus , Australia ( Trouessart 1899b ; Canestrini & Kramer 1899 ; Rainbow 1906 ; Cleland 1922 ). Current name of host : Masked Lapwing, Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) ( Charadriiformes : Charadriidae ). Notes. Most species of Proterothrix are associated with passerines,with a few species from kingfishers ( Coraciiformes : Alcedinidae ) and woodpeckers ( Piciformes : Picidae ) ( Mironov & Galloway 2021 ). The occurrence of this species on a charadriiform bird is probably a mistake or contamination.