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 Freyana microchaeta Dubinin, 1950 Freyana microchaeta Dubinin, 1950: 50 . Freyana microchaeta .— Radford 1958: 163 ; Gaud & Atyeo 1985: 389; Calder 1986: 113 . Host and locality in Australia : Malacorhynchus membranaceus , Australia ( Dubinin 1950 ), Farina South Australia ( Calder 1986 );Australasian shoveler ( Anas rhynchotis ), Chestnut teal ( Anas castanea ), Grey teal ( Anas gibberifrons ), Victoria (van Mourik & Norman 1985 ). Current name of host : Pink-eared Duck, Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Latham, 1801) ; Australasian Shoveler, Spatula rhynchotis (Latham, 1801) ; Chestnut Teal, Anas castanea (Eyton, 1838) ; Grey Teal, A. gracilis Buller, 1869 ( Anseriformes : Anatidae ).