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Mironovia Chirov and Kravtsova

Description

Genus Mironovia Chirov and Kravtsova

Mironovia Chirov and Kravtsova, 1995: 371. Type-species: Mironovia phasiani Chirov and Kravtsova, 1995, by original designation.

coturnae Bochkov, Fain and Skoracki, 2004: 142, figs. 19–26.

Type material. Holotype female at IRSNB (Sy-T-3), paratypes: females at IRSNB, ZISP, AMU. Hosts and distribution. Coturnix coturnix (type host) (Galliformes: Phasianidae), type-locality: BELGIUM (Bochkov et al. 2004); POLAND, (AMU) (Skoracki 2011b).

Habitat. Unknown.

lagopus Bochkov and Skirnisson, 2011: 716, figs. 1–5.

Type material. Holotype female at ZISP (Sy-T-25), paratypes: females, males, larvae, nymphs at ZISP, UMMZ, AMU, IEP, FMNH, IAOU, SNM, IRSNB.

Hosts and distribution. Lagopus muta (type host) (Galliformes: Phasianidae), type-locality: ICELAND, Þingeyjarsýsla, Lake Mývatn, Brettings-staðir (Bochkov & Skirnisson 2011); Lagopus lagopus (Phasianidae), NORWAY, (AMU, ZSM) (Skoracki & Sikora 2011).

Habitat. Unknown.

pavodaptes (Casto, 1980), Kalamotrypetes pavodaptes Casto, 1980: 237, figs. 3, 4; Mironovia pavodaptes, Skoracki & Sikora 2011: 19.

Type material. Holotype female at USNM (3970), paratypes: female, male at USNM. Hosts and distribution. Meleagris gallopavo (type host) (Galliformes: Phasianidae), type-locality: USA, Ft. Hood Reservation near Kiileen, Bell Co., Texas (Casto 1980a).

Habitat. Body feathers, wing coverts.

phasiani Chirov and Kravtsova, 1995: 372, figs. 1, 2.

Type material. Lost (Skoracki 2011b).

Hosts and distribution. Phasianus colchicus (type host) (Galliformes: Phasianidae), type-locality: KIRGHIZIA, Tokmak Distr. (Chirov & Kravtsova 1995).

Habitat. Wing feathers.

rouloul Skoracki and Sikora, 2004: 385, figs. 14–18.

Type material. Holotype female at AMU, paratype female at AMU. Hosts and distribution. Rollulus rouloul (type host) (Galliformes: Phasianidae), type-locality: SUMATRA (Skoracki & Sikora 2004a).

Habitat. Unknown.

Other

Published as part of Glowska, Eliza, Chrzanowski, Mateusz & Kaszewska, Katarzyna, 2015, Checklist of the Quill mites (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) of the World, pp. 1-81 in Zootaxa 3968 (1) on page 20, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3968.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/288815

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Syringophilidae
Genus
Mironovia
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Trombidiformes
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Chirov and Kravtsova
Taxon rank
genus

References

  • Chirov, P. A. & Kravtsova, N. T. (1995) A new genus and new species of mites of the family Syringophilidae. Parazitologiya, 29, 370 - 379. [in Russian]
  • Bochkov, A. V., Fain, A. & Skoracki, M. (2004) New quill mites of the family Syringophilidae (Acari: Cheyletoidea). Systematic Parasitology, 57, 135 - 150. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1023 / B: SYPA. 0000013858.86399.69.
  • Bochkov, A. V. & Skirnisson, K. (2011) Description of the life stages of quill mite Mironovia lagopus sp. nov. (Acari: Syringophilidae) parasitizing the rock ptarmigan Lagopus muta (Phasianidae) from Iceland. Parasitology Research, 108, 715 - 722. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1007 / s 00436 - 010 - 2118 - 1.
  • Casto, S. D. (1980 a) A new genus of syringophilid mites from galliform birds in Texas. Texas Journal of Science, 32, 233 - 240.
  • Skoracki, M. & Sikora, B. (2004 a) A new genus and four new species of quill mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Syringophilidae) from phasianid birds (Galliformes: Phasianidae). Parasite, 11, 379 - 386. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1051 / parasite / 2004114379.