Mites of the genus Passeroptes Fain (Acariformes: Dermationidae) from passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) of North-Western Russia

Two new species of the genus Passeroptes Fain, 1964 are recorded from passerine birds (Passeriformes) of North-WesternRussia: Passeroptes hippolais sp. nov. from Hippolais icterina (Vieillot) (Acrocephalidae) and P. sylviae sp. nov. fromSylvia communis (Latham) and S. curruca (Linnaeus) (Sylviidae)....

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: BOCHKOV, ANDRE V., MIRONOV, SERGEY V.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2012
Subjects:
Acari
Dermationidae
North West Russia
feather mites
Passeriformes
Passeroptes
systematics
Parus
North-West Russia
North-Western Russia
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa3563.1.3
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa3563.1.3
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Summary:Two new species of the genus Passeroptes Fain, 1964 are recorded from passerine birds (Passeriformes) of North-WesternRussia: Passeroptes hippolais sp. nov. from Hippolais icterina (Vieillot) (Acrocephalidae) and P. sylviae sp. nov. fromSylvia communis (Latham) and S. curruca (Linnaeus) (Sylviidae). Passeroptes gaudi (Vassilev and Kolebinova, 1965)comb. nov. from Sturnus vulgaris (Linnaeus) (Sturnidae) is transferred from the genus Rivoltasia Canestrini, 1894;Passeroptes sturninus Arutunjan and Mironov, 1983 syn. nov. is synonymised with this species. The female ofPasseroptes gaudi is redescribed. Passeroptes dermicola (Trouessart, 1886) is for the first time recorded from Parus major Linnaeus (Paridae).

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