Quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) associated with galliform birds (Aves: Galliformes)
Author
Skoracki, Maciej
Author
Sikora, Bozena
text
Zootaxa
2011
2966
13
30
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.278233
56550e84-9fd5-4ac0-b6cd-2ad19501b06d
1175-5326
278233
Mironovia lagopus
Bochkov and Skirnisson,
2010
Mironovia lagopus
Bochkov and Skirnisson,
2010
:
2
, figs.
1–5
.
Type
host:
Lagopus
muta
(Montin) (
Phasianidae
).
Type
locality:
Iceland
.
This species was recently described from
Lagopus
muta
(Montin) (
Phasianidae
) from
Iceland
(Bochkov & Skirnisson
2010
). Below we give a new host for this quill mite species.
Material examined.
From quill of covert of
Lagopus
lagopus
(Linnaeus) (
new host
):
6
females
(AMU- SYR.
324
);
NORWAY
, Setesdal,
25
July
1926
, coll. Bernhoft-Osa. Mites collected by M. Skoracki. All material is deposited in the AMU except
2
females
in the
ZSM
.