Two new species of the feather mite genus Trochilodectes Park & Atyeo (Acariformes: Proctophyllodidae) are described from hummingbirds (Apodiformes: Trochilidae) in Colombia: T. capitocaudatus sp. nov. from Ocreatus underwoodii (Lesson, 1832) and T. andinus sp. nov. from Phaethornis guy (Lesson, 1833). A key to all presently known species of the genus Trochilodectes is presented.
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9 August 2021
Two new feather mites of the genus Trochilodectes Park & Atyeo (Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae) from hummingbirds in Colombia (Apodiformes: Trochilidae)
Fabio Akashi Hernandes,
Gabriel Jaime Castaño-Villa,
Juan David Carvajal Agudelo,
Fredy Arvey Rivera-Páez
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 26 • No. 8
August 2021
Vol. 26 • No. 8
August 2021
Acariformes; Psoroptidia
central Andes
Ocreatus underwoodii
Phaethornis guy
systematics
taxonomy
wing mite