Feather mites (Acariformes: Psoroptidia) from Colombia: Preliminary list with new records 3516 Author Barreto, Mauricio Author Burbano, María E. Author Proctor, Heather C. Author Mironov, Serge V. Author Wauthy, Georges text Zootaxa 2012 2012-10-12 3516 1 68 journal article 1175­5334 620BAFD7-33E5-4C1C-8EAD-F69586311977 Genus * Ptiloxenus Hull Ptiloxenus elegans ( Č erný, 1969 ) Material examined . Ex Podilymbus podiceps (Linnaeus) ( Podicipediformes : Podicipedidae ): 2 males , Dept. Cauca : Guapi, 21 September 1974 , UV No. 4075. Ex Tachybaptus dominicus (Linnaeus) : 1 male , Dept. Valle del Cauca : Candelaria , El Carmelo , 4 September 1967 , coll. H. Álvarez , UV No. 1505 . Hosts and distribution . This species was described ex T. d. dominicus (Linnaeus) (as Podiceps d. dominicus ) from Cuba (Oriente) ( Č erný 1969 ). Later on, it was recollected ex P. podiceps from USA ( Florida ) ( Forrester & Spalding 2003 ).