Ereynetidae (Acari: Prostigmata) in Chrysomus ruficapillus(Passeriformes: Icteridae) from Brazil

Fabiana Fedatto Bernardon; Gertrud Müller; Carolina Silveira Mascarenhas

doi:10.1016/j.rmb.2015.05.010

Ereynetidae (Acari: Prostigmata) in Chrysomus ruficapillus(Passeriformes: Icteridae) from Brazil

Autores/as

Fabiana Fedatto Bernardon
Gertrud Müller
Carolina Silveira Mascarenhas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmb.2015.05.010

Palabras clave:

Boydaia agelaii, Speleognathinae, Chestnut-capped Blackbird

Resumen

During nasal mite research, a total of 122 Chrysomus ruficapillus (Vieillot, 1819) were examined. The mite Boydaia agelaii occurred in 47.5%of the hosts. This record represents the first report of the mite in a bird in Brazil’s natural wild environment.