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

Autor(es)

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

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

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

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

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Zootaxa; v. 3937, n. 1, p. 103-126, MAR 24 2015.
• Citações Web of Science: 5

Resumo

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)

• Processo FAPESP: 11/50145-0 - Diversidade e taxonomia de ácaros de pena (Arachnida: Acari: Astigmata) em aves no Brasil
• Beneficiário: Fábio Rau Akashi Hernandes
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa BIOTA - Jovens Pesquisadores