The feather mites of nightjars (Aves: Caprimulgidae), with descriptions of two new species from Brazil (Acari: Xolalgidae, Gabuciniidae)

Autor(es)

Hernandes, Fabio Akashi ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

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

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: FOLIA PARASITOLOGICA; v. 61, n. 2, p. 173-181, APR 2014.
• Citações Web of Science: 5
• Assunto(s): Zoologia (classificação) Acari Parasitologia veterinária

Resumo

Two new species of feather mites are described from nightjars (Caprimulgiformes: Caprimulgidae) of Brazil: Hartingiella neotropica sp. n. (Xolalgidae) described from Hydropsalis parvula (Gould) and Paragabucinia brasiliensis sp. n. (Gabuciniidae) from H. albicollis (Gmelin). The former differs from the type species by having, in males, the anterior projections on epimerites III towards setae 3b and the adanal shield bearing setae ps3 present; in both sexes, a pair of small sclerites situated posterior to setae se have flat suprategumental processes. Paragabucinia brasiliensis sp. n. differs from P petitoti (Gaud et Mouchet, 1959) by the smaller size of the incisions in the internal margins of opisthosomal lobes of males. These mites are the first representatives of corresponding genera described from the Neotropical region. The genus Hartingiella Gaud, 1980 was previously known solely from its type species. Keys to males and females of the genus Paragabucinia Gaud et Atyeo, 1975 are presented. In addition, all previous records of feather mites associated with birds of the order Caprimulgiformes of the world are summarised. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 11/20805-8 - Diversidade e taxonomia de ácaros de pena (Arachnida: Acari: Astigmata) em Passeriformes (Aves) no Brasil
• Beneficiário: Fábio Rau Akashi Hernandes
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Programa BIOTA - Jovens Pesquisadores
• 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