THE FIRST RECORD OF MITES OF THE GENUS NEHARPYRHYNCHUS (ACARIFORMES: HARPIRHYNCHIDAE) FROM BIRDS IN PARAGUAY

Authors

  • Ivan Literák Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackeho tr. 1/3, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9885-6840
  • Andre V. Bochkov Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya Embankment 1, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3894-6163
  • Sebastian Franco Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackeho tr. 1/3, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3745-2217

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh201481909

Keywords:

Birds, Chlorostilbon, ectoparasites, mites, Neharpyrhynchus, Parula, Paroaria, Setophaga.

Abstract

Three mite species of the genus Neharpyrhynchus (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) were recorded on wild birds represented by new hosts in Paraguay: Neharpyrhynchus trochilinus ex Chlorostilbon lucidus (=aureoventris) (Apodiformes: Trochilidae), Neharpyrhynchus tangara ex Paroaria capitata and P. coronata (Passeriformes: Thraupidae), and Neharpyrhynchus aff. spinus ex Setophaga (=Parula) pitiayumi (Passeriformes: Parulidae). Records from C. aureoventris, P. capitata, P. coronata and P. pitiayumi represent new host-parasite associations. Mites of this genus were recorded in Paraguay for the first time.

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Published

2014-02-06

How to Cite

Literák, I., Bochkov, A. V., & Franco, S. (2014). THE FIRST RECORD OF MITES OF THE GENUS NEHARPYRHYNCHUS (ACARIFORMES: HARPIRHYNCHIDAE) FROM BIRDS IN PARAGUAY. Neotropical Helminthology, 8(1), 183–188. https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh201481909

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