PT Journal
AU Skoracki, M
   Hromada, M
   Sikora, B
TI Castosyringophilus meropis sp. n. (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) - a new quill mite species parasitising the world population of Merops apiaster Linnaeus (Coraciiformes: Meropidae)
SO Folia Parasitologica
PY 2017
VL 64
IS 1
DI 10.14411/fp.2017.024
DE acari; birds; ectoparasites; faunistics; parasitology; systematics
AB A new species, Castosyringophilus meropis sp. n., found in quills of feathers of the European bee-eater Merops apiaster Linnaeus (Coraciiformes: Meropidae) is described. This new species is close to C. claravis Skoracki et Glowska, 2008 and differs, in females, by the presence apunctate coxal fields (vs sparsely punctate in C. claravis) and by the lengths of setae d1 145-180 um, f2 170-185 um and ag3 190-215 um (vs d1 200-220 um, f2 230-250 um and ag3 150-170 um). We present a vast mite material collected from bee-eaters originated from different localities in Europe, Asia and Africa, both breeding and wintering grounds of this bird. It indicates that the whole world population of the European bee-eater is parasitised by this quill mite species.
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