Feather mites of the subfamily Proctophyllodinae (Acari: Proctophyllodidae) from passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) in Costa Rica
Author
Mironov, Sergey V.
Author
Literak, Ivan
Author
Sychra, Oldrich
Author
Capek, Miroslav
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Zootaxa
2017
4297
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1
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journal article
32537
10.11646/zootaxa.4297.1.1
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Nycteridocaulus pectinatus
Atyeo, 1966
Nycteridocaulus pectinatus
Atyeo, 1966a
: 486
, figs. 9–13.
Material examined.
9 males
and
9 females
(
ZISP
6269–6286
) from
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
(von Spix, 1825) (Tyrannidae)
,
COSTA RICA
,
Rincón de la Vieja National Park
, Cordillera de
Guanacaste
Mts.,
10°46’N
,
85°18’N
;
16 August 2009
, collectors
I. Literak
,
O. Sychra
and
M. Capek.
Nycteridocaulus pectinatus
is a remarkable species within the genus
Nycteridocaulus
in having a unique structure of terminal lamellae in males, which are strongly indented and resemble a hair comb. The species was previously known from
Tolmomyias flaviventris
(zu Wied-Neuwied) (
Tyrannidae
) in Trinidad (
Atyeo 1966a
). This is the first finding of this species in Costa Rica, and
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
is a new host species record for this mite.