New species of parasitic nasal mites infesting birds in Manitoba, Canada (Mesostigmata, Rhinonyssidae)

By

Knee, Wayne

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

786

Pages

1-17

Subjects

Acari , Alpha taxonomy , mite , nasal mite , parasite

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.786.28767

 

Abstract

Mites (Acari, Acariformes, Parasitiformes) are one of the most diverse and abundant groups of arthropods associated with birds. Several families of mites have colonised the respiratory tract of birds, the Rhinonyssidae (Mesostigmata) being the most diverse. There are 66 species of rhinonyssids (59 named, seven undescribed species) reported from Canadian birds. Two new species of rhinonyssids were discovered while surveying nasal mites from birds in Manitoba, Canada, and are herein described asSternostomagallowayisp. n.from the horned lark (Eremophilaalpestris), andVitznyssusericisp. n.from the common nighthawk (Chordeilesminor).