CHINESE
Zoological Systematics

Zoological Systematics >

2014 , Vol. 39 >Issue 2: 248 - 258

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11865/zs20140206

Original articles

Four new feather mite species of the genus Proctophyllodes Robin (Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae) from China

  • Zi-Ying Wang ,
  • Jin-Jun Wang ,
  • Xiao-Hui Su
Expand
Southwest University

Online published: 2014-04-24

Fold

Abstract

Fournew species of the feather mite genus Proctophyllodes are described fromthe birds of the order Passeriformes in China: P. flexuosa sp. nov. from Eophona migratoria Hartert (Chongqing), P. brevis sp. nov. from Passer montanus (Linnaeus) (Anhui and Chongqing), P. garrula sp. nov. from Garrulax poecilorhynchus Gould (Anhui), P. canora sp. nov. from Garrulaxcanorus (Linnaeus) (Guizhou).

Key words： Astigmata; feather mites; Proctophyllodes; new species; China.

Cite this article

Zi-Ying Wang , Jin-Jun Wang , Xiao-Hui Su . Four new feather mite species of the genus Proctophyllodes Robin (Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae) from China[J]. Zoological Systematics, 2014 , 39(2) : 248 -258 . DOI: 10.11865/zs20140206

Options
Outlines

/

〈 〉