Sternostoma loxiae Fain, 1965
Fig 91 (a). Sternostoma loxiae female dorsal habitus.
Fig 91 (b). Sternostoma loxiae female dorsum.
Fig 91 (c). Sternostoma loxiae female venter.
North American host records:
Parulidae:
Dendroica petechia,
Yellow Warbler
(Knee et al. 2008)
Turdidae:
Sialia currucoides,
Mountain Bluebird
(Knee et al. 2008)
Diagnostic characteristics:
- subapical ventral and ventrolateral setae of tarsi II - IV are distally
inflated asymmetrical setae
- one pair of setae and one pair of pores in the dorsal opisthosomal unsclerotized integument
- paranal setae posterior to anal opening, and postanal seta absent
References:
Fain, A. 1965. Diagnoses d’acariens parasites nouveux. Revue de Zoologie et de
Botanique Africaines,
72: 152-160.
Knee, W., Proctor,
H., and Galloway, T. 2008. Survey of nasal mites (Rhinonyssidae,
Ereynetidae,
and Turbinoptidae) associated with birds in Alberta and
Manitoba, Canada. Canadian Entomologist,
140: 364-379.
Pence, D.B. 1975. Keys, species and host list, and bibliography for nasal
mites of
North American birds (Acarina: Rhinonyssinae, Turbinoptinae,
Speleognathinae,
and Cytoditidae). Special Publications of the Museum Texas
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8:
1-148.