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NameTwo new feather mite species (Acari: Analgoidea) from the Tuamotu sandpiper Aechmorhynchus parvirostris (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae): Tuhinga 17
AuthorsSergey Mironov, Ricardo Palma
Publication date2006
Publication typeArticle
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Tuhinga 17: 49 - 59
ABSTRACT: Two new species of analgoid feather mites are described from the Tuamotu sandpiper, Aechmorhynchus parvirostris (Peale, 1848), an endemic and endangered wader from the Tuamotu Islands. The new mites are: Alloptes (Conuralloptes) aechmorhynchi n.sp. (family Alloptidae), and Ingrassia platyspina n. sp. (family Xolalgidae). Brief references to the literature dealing with the taxonomy and diversity of the genera Alloptes Canestrini, 1879 and Ingrassia Oudemans, 1905 are provided.
KEYWORKDS: Acari, Analgoidea, feather mites, Alloptes, Ingrassia, Tuamotu sandpiper, Aechmorhynchus parvirostris, new species.