Ontogeny of Chenophila platyrhynchos sp. nov. (Acari: Syringophilidae), an ectoparasite of the Mallard Anas platyrhynchos (Anseriformes: Anatidae)

Authors : Tomasz TYMCIO, Katarzyna KAVETSKA, Michal J CZYZ, Maciej SKORACKI

Pages : 659-667

Doi:10.3906/tar-1009-1265

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The morphology of the postembryonic stages of a new quill mite species, Chenophila platyrhynchos sp. nov., parasitising the Mallard Anas platyrhynchos insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Linnaeus); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Aves: Anseriformes); in Poland is described in detail. This species is morphologically very similar to Ch. kanduli Bochkov known from Anas querquedula Linnaeus in Russia and differs from it by the ornament of a propodonotal shield, the number of chambers in the lateral branch of the peritremes, and the lengths of the propodonotal setae.
Keywords : Key words Acari, Anas platyrhynchos, Chenophila, ectoparasites, Syringophilidae, quill mites