A NEW SPECIES OF ACTORNITHOPHILUS (MALLOPHAGA: MENOPONIDAE) FROM THE KNOT

Abstract The new species Actornithophilus canuti is described and illustrated from specimens found within the quills of primary flight feathers of a knot, Calidris canutus (Linnaeus).

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	The Canadian Entomologist
Main Authors:	Price, Roger D., Leibovitz, Louis
Format:	Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1969
Subjects:	Insect Science Molecular Biology Physiology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Structural Biology Calidris canutus
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent101997-9 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X00063136

Description
Summary:	Abstract The new species Actornithophilus canuti is described and illustrated from specimens found within the quills of primary flight feathers of a knot, Calidris canutus (Linnaeus).