Two new feather mites of the genus Proctophyllodes Robin (Acari formes: Proctophyllodinae) from passerines in Brazil

Author(s)

Pedroso, Luiz Gustavo A. ^[1] ; Hernandes, Fabio Akashi ^[2]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Dept Zool, Av 24-A, 1515, BR-13506900 Rio Claro, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Santa Catarina, Trindade, Dept Ecol & Zool, CCB ECZ, BR-88040970 Florianopolis, SC - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY; v. 26, n. 6, p. 1081-1096, JUN 2021.
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Abstract

Proctophyllodes Robin (Proctophyllodidae: Proctophyllodinae) is a widely distributed feather mite genus, which most species show high level of specificity to their bird hosts. We describe two new species of this genus from passerines commonly found in urban environments in Brazil: Proctophyllodes molothrus sp. nov. from the Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis (Gmelin) (Icteridae), and P. carmenmirandae sp. nov. from the Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis (Statius Muller) (Passerellidae). The former is similar to P. egglestoni Spory and differs from it in having a unique shape of opisthosomal lobes in females; P. carmenmirandae is closer to P. tiaris Atyeo \& Braasch and differs in having a relatively longer adeagus in males and setae h1 situated on soft tegument between hysteronotal and lobar shields in females. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 18/21504-0 - Host shift, geographic distribution and speciation of feather mites (Astigmata) in Brazil
• Grantee: Luiz Gustavo de Almeida Pedroso
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate