A new species of the feather mite genus Pterotrogus gaud (Analgoidea: Pteronyssidae) from the ivory-billed woodpecker Campephilus principalis L. (Aves: Piciformes)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-17

  Mironov, S V ^a   Dabert, J ^b   Ehrnsberger, R ^c  

^a ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VECHTA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Campephilus principalis; Feather mites; New species; Pterotrogus

Indexed keywords

MITE; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ACARI; ANALGOIDEA; AVES; CAMPEPHILUS; CAMPEPHILUS PRINCIPALIS; PICIFORMES; PTERONYSSIDAE; PTEROTROGUS; PTEROTROGUS PRINCIPALIS;

EID: 12444274891     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2005)098[0013:ANSOTF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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