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Picinyssus buccanodon Fain 1969

Description

Picinyssus buccanodon Fain, 1969

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Picinyssus buccanodon Fain, 1969: 370, figs. 1–2. Holotype in RMCA, examined.

Type host: Buccanodon duchaillui (Cassin) (Piciformes: Ramphastidae) from Democratic Republic of Congo.

Diagnosis. Palp tarsus with 2 setae (Ba-type) and solenidion. All dorsal setae Db-type, except sensillae si SC-type, and ve Bd-type. All ventral setae (including coxal setae) Db-type.

Host and distribution. Piciformes (Ramphastidae): BuccanOdOn duchaillui (Cassin) from Democratic Republic of Congo [Virunga National Park] (Fain 1969).

Notes

Published as part of Skoracki, Maciej, Schmidt, Karl-Heinz, Marciniak, Natalia & Marciniak, Martyna, 2018, A review of mites of the subfamily Speleognathinae (Acariformes: Ereynetidae) parasitizing respiratory tracts of birds in the Afrotropical region, pp. 401-440 in Zootaxa 4403 (3) on page 414, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4403.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1212849

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References

  • Fain, A. (1969) Nouveaux Speleognathinae parasites nasicoles d'oiseaux (Acarina: Trombidiformes). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 80, 369 - 376.