A new quill mite species Rafapicobia olszanowskiisp. nov., belonging to the subfamily Picobiinae (Acariformes: Syringophilidae), is described from quills of contour feathers of the Toucan Barbet Semnornis ramphastinus (Jardine) (Piciformes: Semnornithidae) from Ecuador. Our finding is the first record of syringophilid mites on birds of the family Semnornithidae.
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30 September 2020
Rafapicobia olszanowskii, a New Species of Syringophilid Mite (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) from Semnornis ramphastinus (Piciformes: Semnornithidae)
Maciej Skoracki,
Mateusz Zmudzinski,
Bozena Sikora
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Annales Zoologici
Vol. 70 • No. 3
September 2020
Vol. 70 • No. 3
September 2020
birds
ectoparasites
Prostigmata
quill mites
systematics