New feather mites of the genera Aniacarus and Aniibius (Acariformes: Pterolichidae) from two cuckoo species (Cuculiformes: Cuculidae) in Brazil

Author(s)

Mironov, Sergey V. ^[1] ; Hernandes, Fabio A. ^[2] ; Pedroso, Luiz Gustavo A. ^[2]

Affiliation

^[1] Russian Acad Sci, Inst Zool, St Petersburg 199034 - Russia

^[2] Univ Estadual Paulista, Dept Zool, BR-13506900 Rio Claro, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 3937, n. 1, p. 103-126, MAR 24 2015.
• Web of Science Citations: 5

Abstract

Five new species of the family Pterolichidae are described from two common non-parasitic cuckoo species of the subfamily Crotophaginae (Cuculiformes: Cuculidae) in Brazil: Aniacarus ani sp. n. from the Smooth-billed Ani, Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, A. simplex sp. n., A. robustus sp. n., A. coronatus sp. n. and Aniibius guirae sp. n. from the Guira Cuckoo, Guira guira (Gmelin). A key to all known species of Aniacarus is provided. All four pterolichid species associated with the G. guira can occur simultaneously on one host individual. A brief review of studies of feather mites associated with Cuculidae is given. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/50145-0 - Diversity and taxonomy of feather mites (Arachnida: Acari: Astigmata) on birds of Brazil
• Grantee: Fábio Rau Akashi Hernandes
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Young Investigators Grants