The family Ixodorhynchidae consists of snake ectoparasites found worldwide. This study synonymizes Ixodorhynchoides Johnston with Ixobioides Fonseca and fully describes and figures Ixobioides truncatus comb. nov. A key to world genera of ixodorhynchids and all species of Ixobioides is also provided.
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1 December 2009
Ixobioides truncatus (Johnston) comb. nov. (Acari: Mesostigmata: Ixodorhynchidae): a synonymy and redescription
Ashley P.G. Dowling
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Ixobioides
Ixodorhynchidae
Ixodorhynchoides
Mesostigmata
mites
snakes