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 Bychovskiata charadrii ( Canestrini, 1878 ) Dermaleichus charadrii Canestrini, 1878: 48 . Pterolichus charadrii .— Mégnin & Trouessart 1884e: 215 ; Radford 1953: 200 . Pterolichus ( Eupterolichus ) charadrii .— Canestrini & Kramer 1899: 39 . Bychovskiata charadrii .— Dubinin 1951b: 229 , 1956: 399 ; Radford 1958: 126 ; Mironov & Dabert 1997: 94 . Host and locality in Australia : Australia, unidentified waders ( Dubinin 1956 ). Current name of host : Unknown. Notes : The record of this species in Australia is based only on Dubinin (1956: 399–403) , but the information there is somewhat ambiguous. Mironov & Dabert (1997) reported that B . charadrii is found only on the Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Linnaeus, 1758 ( Charadriiformes : Charadriidae ), which does not occur in Australia . The record of this species in Australia may be a misidentification.