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 Scutomegninia major (Trouessart, 1885) Megninia ibidis var. major Trouessart, 1885c: 52 . Megninia ibidis var. major .— Canestrini & Kramer 1899: 93 . Scutomegninia major .—Gaud 1982a: 711; Mironov 1990: 53 . Scutomegninia ( lbidomegninia ) major .— Mironov 2000: 38 . Host and locality in Australia : Platalea flavipes , Australia, S. Alligator River ( Mironov 2000 ). Current name of host : Yellow-billed Spoonbill, Platalea flavipes Gould, 1838 ( Ciconiiformes : Threskiornithidae ).