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
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Zootaxa
2012
2012-10-12
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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
).