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Columbiphilus polonica Skoracki, Magowski and Dabert 2001

Description

Columbiphilus polonica (Skoracki, Magowski and Dabert, 2001)

Until now, this species was known to parasitize Gallus gallus domesticus and recorded from Poland and Germany (Skoracki et al. 2002).

Material examined. From body feathers of Gallus sonneratii Temminck (Phasianidae) (new host): 6 females (non-physogastric form), 1 female (physogastric form) and 1 male (AMU-SYR.281); INDIA, no other data. Host specimen is deposited in the MNHW. Mites collected by M. Skoracki. All material is deposited in the AMU.

Notes

Published as part of Skoracki, Maciej & Sikora, Bozena, 2011, Quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) associated with galliform birds (Aves: Galliformes), pp. 13-30 in Zootaxa 2966 on page 26, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.278233

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References

  • Skoracki, M., Magowski, W. & Dabert, J. (2001) Picobia polonica sp. n. (Acari: Prostigmata: Syringophilidae), a new species of quill mite from the domestic hen, Gallus gallus domesticus (Aves: Phasianidae). Folia Parasitologica, 48, 154 - 158.