A review of the feather mite family Gabuciniidae Gaud & Atyeo (Acariformes Astigmata: Pterolichoidea) of Brazil, with descriptions of eleven new species
Author
Hernandes, Fabio A.
text
Zootaxa
2020
2020-03-02
4747
1
1
53
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4747.1.1
7f8d997c-35ae-48dc-a874-53597ec2223b
1175-5326
3693336
245104C6-2183-4CF3-A7D6-20FEB0EC1378
Genus
Tocolichus
Gaud & Atyeo, 1975
Type
species:
Tocolichus allepimerus
Gaud & Atyeo, 1975
, by original designation. The genus has included so far only two species, both from Neotropical toucans (
Piciformes
:
Ramphastidae
):
Tocolichus allepimerus
Gaud & Atyeo, 1975
from
Selenidera maculirostris
(Lichtenstein, 1823)
, and
T. ramphastinus
(
Mégnin & Trouessart, 1884
)
, recorded from several hosts:
Pteroglossus aracari
(Linnaeus, 1758)
,
Ramphastos dicolorus
Linnaeus, 1766
, and
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis
(Gould, 1853)
. A third species, also from toucans is described below.