Published July 26, 2024 | Version v1
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Ornithonyssus bursa

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Description

Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese, 1888)

Host/habitat: Acridotheres tristis (common myna), pigeons, poultry, various wild birds.

Distribution: Unspecified (Sanders 1944; Hinckley 1963; Swaine 1971; Munro 1978).

Remarks: This species was recorded as Liponyssus bursa by Sanders (1944), Swaine (1971) and Munro (1978).

Notes

Published as part of Fan, Qing-Hai, 2024, An annotated catalogue of mites and ticks (Acari) in Fiji, pp. 351-387 in Zootaxa 5486 (3) on page 357, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5486.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/13210181

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Berlese
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Mesostigmata
Family
Macronyssidae
Genus
Ornithonyssus
Species
bursa
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese, 1888) sec. Fan, 2024

References

  • Sanders, R. N. (1944) A blood-sucking mite of poultry. Fiji Agricultural Journal, 15 (1), 27.
  • Hinckley, A. D. (1963) Trophic records of some insects, mites, and ticks in Fiji. Bulletin (Fiji Department of Agriculture), 45, 1 - 116.
  • Swaine, G. (1971) Agricultural Zoology in Fiji. Foreign Commonwealth Office, Overseas Development Administration, Overseas Research Publication 18. Hmso, London, 424 pp.
  • Munro, R. (1978) Arthropod parasites affecting domesticated livestock in Fiji. Fiji Agricultural Journal, 40 (2), 91 - 96.