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Picobiinae Mites (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) Parasitising the Starlings (Passeriformes: Sturnidae) in the Afrotropical Region

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: In the present paper, we continue our studies on quill mites of the family Syringophilidae parasitising birds of the family Sturnidae. Herein, we describe a new species, Picobia wisniewskii sp. nov ., collected from the red-winged starling Onychognathus morio (Linnaeus) in Tanzania. Additionally, we provide an emended diagnosis and new host records for Picobia lamprotornis Klimovicova et al., 2014 and Picobia sturni Skoracki et al . 2004.

Source: Annales Zoologici

DOI: 10.3161/00034541anz2024.74.3.009

Authors: Milena Patan, Maciej Skoracki, Iva Marcisova, Martin Hromada, Bozena Sikora

Institutions: Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, University of Prešov, University of Zielona Góra

Language: English

Topic: Study of Mite Species

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Slovenská Akadémia Vied, Agentúra na Podporu Výskumu a Vývoja

Awards: Faktory ovplyvňujúce obmenu sietí parazit-hostiteľ - od lokálnych ku kontinentálnym metaspoločenstvám, G6948331134