Two New Feather Mite Genera with Polymorphic Males (Analgoidea: Proctophyllodidae)

Two New Feather Mite Genera with Polymorphic Males (Analgoidea: Proctophyllodidae)

Two new genera are established: Anisophyllodes, type species A. pipromorphae, n. sp. from Pipromorpha oleaginea (Tyrannidae) from Trinidad and Ptyctophyllodes, type species Proctophyllodes (Pterodectes) trogonis Trouessart, 1885 from Trogon curucui and T. collaris (Trogonidae) from South America. Po...

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Published in:Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 465 - 471
Main Author: Atyeo, Warren T.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Kansas Entomological Society 01-10-1967
Subjects:
Birds
Entomology
Feather mites
Female animals
Genera
Male animals
Mites
New genus
New species
Paratypes
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Summary:Two new genera are established: Anisophyllodes, type species A. pipromorphae, n. sp. from Pipromorpha oleaginea (Tyrannidae) from Trinidad and Ptyctophyllodes, type species Proctophyllodes (Pterodectes) trogonis Trouessart, 1885 from Trogon curucui and T. collaris (Trogonidae) from South America. Polymorphic development of the males, restricted to the terminal hysterosomae, is described.
ISSN:0022-8567
1937-2353