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Interactive HTML-based Dichotomous Key to Female Rhinonyssidae
(Mesostigmata) from Birds in Canada
CJAI 09 January 25, 2010
doi: 10.3752/cjai.2010.09
Wayne Knee*, and Heather Proctor**
* Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Department of Biology, 209 Nesbitt Bldg, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6. wknee@connect.carleton.ca **University of Alberta, Department of Biological Sciences, CW 405 Biological Sciences Building, Edmonton AB, T6G 2E9. hproctor@ualberta.ca
Key to females of Rhinoecius species known from Canada:
| 1. | Subposterior pair of dorsal podosomal setae set on posterior margin of podosomal shield and very long (at least 70 µm long). Host species Aegolius funereus and A. acadicus | Rhinoecius aegolii |
| - | Subposterior pair of dorsal podosomal setae on or off posterior margin of podosomal shield and short (less than 70 µm long) | 2 |
| 2. | Sternal shield highly reduced, all sternal setae off shield. Host species Strix nebulosa | Rhinoecius cooremani |
| - | Sternal shield more complete, st1 and st2 on shield and st3 off shield | 3 |
| 3. | Postanal seta absent. Host species Asio otus | Rhinoecius brikinboricus |
| - | Postanal seta present | 4 |
| 4. | Posterior margin of sternal shield with posteromedial projection. Host species Bubo virginianus | Rhinoecius grandis |
| - | Posterior margin of sternal shield straight without projection | 5 |
| 5. | Anterior margin of sternal shield does not extend far beyond st1. Host species Asio flammeus | Rhinoecius alifanovi |
| - | Anterior margin of sternal shield extends anteriorly beyond st1. Host species Nyctea scandiaca | Rhinoecius nycteae |
