Three New Species of the Feather Mite Subfamily Pterodectinae (Acari: Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae) from Passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) in Central Africa

Sergey V. Mironov

doi:10.3161/000345408X326744

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Sergey V. Mironov¹

¹Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya quay 1, 199034, Saint Petersburg, Russia; e-mail: astigmata@zin.ru

Abstract

Three new species of the feather mite (Analgoidea: Proctophyllodidae: subfamily Pterodectinae) are described from passerines from Central Africa: Montesauria faini sp. nov. from the African Golden-breasted Bunting, Emberiza flaviventris Stephens, 1815 (Emberizidae), M. pallida sp. nov. from the Red-headed Weaver, Anaplectes rubriceps (Sundevall, 1850) (Ploceidae), and Pedanodectes blaszaki sp. nov. from the Copper Sunbird, Cinnyris cupreus (Shaw, 1812), (Nectariniidae).

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Sergey V. Mironov "Three New Species of the Feather Mite Subfamily Pterodectinae (Acari: Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae) from Passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) in Central Africa," Annales Zoologici 58(2), 403-418, (1 June 2008). https://doi.org/10.3161/000345408X326744

Received: 3 December 2007; Accepted: 1 February 2008; Published: 1 June 2008

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