New and little-known species of feather mites (Acari: Analgoidea: Pteronyssidae) from birds in North America

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 165-188

  Mironov, Sergei V ^a   Galloway, Terry D ^b  

^a ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECTOPARASITE; HOST; MITE; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; PASSERINE;

CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA;

ACARI; ANALGOIDEA; AVES; CENTURUS; COLAPTES AURATUS; MELANERPES LEWIS; PETROCHELIDON PYRRHONOTA; PICOIDES; PICOIDES PUBESCENS; PROGNE SUBIS; PTERONYSSUS; SCUTULANYSSUS; SCUTULANYSSUS OBSCURUS; SPHYRAPICUS VARIUS; TACHYCINETA BICOLOR;

EID: 33745117609     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/N05-047     Document Type: Article

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