Five new quill mite species of the genus Torotrogla Kethley, 1970 (Acari: Syringophilidae) are described from North American passerines: T. aphelocoma sp.n. from Aphelocoma californica (Corvidae) and T. cardinalis sp.n. from Cardinalis cardinalis (Cardinalidae) in Texas; and T. coccothraustessp.n. from Coccothraustes vespertinus (Fringillidae), T. cyanocitta sp.n. from Cyanocitta stelleri (Corvidae), and T. piranga sp.n. from Piranga ludoviciana (Thraupidae) in California. A key to females of all known Torotrogla spp. and a table with their host associations and distributions are given.
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1 March 2009
Mites of the Genus Torotrogla (Prostigmata: Syringophilidae) From North American Passerines
Andre V. Bochkov,
Maureen E. Flannery,
Greg S. Spicer
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Journal of Medical Entomology
Vol. 46 • No. 2
March 2009
Vol. 46 • No. 2
March 2009
Acari
Passeriformes
quill mites
Syringophilidae
Torotrogla