New data on systematics of the quill mites of the genus Syringophiloidus Kethley, 1970 (Acari, Syringophilidae) from North American birds

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-72

  Skoracki, Maciej ^a   Flannery, Maureen E ^b,c   Spicer, Greg S ^b  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectoparasites; New species; Quill mites; Syringophilidae; Syringophiloidus; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AVES; CARDINALIDAE; CARDINALIS CARDINALIS; CORVIDAE; CYANOCITTA STELLERI; ICTERIDAE; MELANERPES FORMICIVORUS; MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS ATER; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; PICIDAE; PICIFORMES; PROSTIGMATA; SIALIA MEXICANA; SYRINGOPHILIDAE; SYRINGOPHILOIDUS; SYRINGOPHILOIDUS MOTACILLAE; THRYOTHORUS; THRYOTHORUS LUDOVICIANUS; TROGLODYTINAE; TURDIDAE; TURDUS MIGRATORIUS;

EID: 70349873159     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11686-009-0001-y     Document Type: Article

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