Rhinoecius brikinboricus Butenko, 1976
Fig 73 (a). Rhinoecius brikinboricus female dorsal habitus. Fig 73 (b). Rhinoecius brikinboricus female dorsum. Fig 73 (c). Rhinoecius brikinboricus female venter. North American host records:Strigidae:Asio otus, Long-eared Owl (Knee et al. 2008) (has been recorded from A. otus in Russia by Butenko (1976)) Diagnostic characteristics:– subposterior pair of dorsal podosomal setae on posterior margin of podosomal shield, and much < 70 µm long– sternal shield with posteromedial projection, st1 […]
Rhinoecius alifanovi Butenko, 1976
Fig 75 (a). Rhinoecius alifanovi female dorsal habitus. Fig 75 (b). Rhinoecius alifanovi female dorsum. North American host records:Strigidae:Asio flammeus, Short-eared Owl (Knee et al. 2008) (has been recorded from A. flammeus in Russia by Butenko (1976)) Diagnostic characteristics:– subposterior pair of dorsal podosomal setae on posterior margin of podosomal shield, and much < 70 µm long– posterior margin of sternal shield straight, st1 and st2 on shield, […]
Rhinoecius aegolii Butenko, 1971
Fig 71 (a). Rhinoecius aegolii female dorsal habitus. Fig 71 (b). Rhinoecius aegolii female dorum. Fig 71 (c). Rhinoecius aegolii female venter. North American host records:Strigidae:Aegolius funereus, Boreal Owl(Knee et al. 2008) (has been recorded from A. funereus in Russia by Butenko (1984))Aegolius acadicus, Northern Saw-whet Owl (Knee et al. 2008) Diagnostic characteristics:– subposterior pair of dorsal podosomal setae on posterior margin of podosomal shield and very long, at least 70 µm long– […]
Rallinyssus caudistigmus Strandtmann, 1948
Fig 70 (a). Rallinyssus caudistigmus female ventral habitus. Fig 70 (b). Rallinyssus caudistigmus female dorsum. Fig 70 (c). Rallinyssus caudistigmus female venter. North American host records:Rallidae:Fulica americana, American Coot (Strandtmann 1948; Pence 1972, 1975; Knee et al. 2008)Rallus elegans, King Rail (Strandtmann 1948; Pence 1975) Diagnostic characteristics:– podosomal shield largely complete, without extensive fragmentation Note:– Only Rallinyssus caudistigmus has so far been found in Canada. Two […]
Ptilonyssus vireonis (Dusbabek, 1969)
North American host records:Vireonidae:Vireo olivaceus, Red-eyed Vireo (Pence 1972, 1975; Knee et al. 2008)Vireo solitarius, Solitary Vireo (Knee et al. 2008) Diagnostic characteristics:– two dorsal shields, podosomal and fused opisthosomal and pygidial shields– peritreme absent– posterior margin of podosomal shield with a medial lobe and lacking lateral lobes– opisthosomal shieldis almost as wide as long– opisthosomal shield laterally excavated medially with excavation extending posteriorly– posterior […]
Ptilonyssus tyrannus (Brooks and Strandtmann, 1960)
Fig 98 (a).Ptilonyssus tyrannus female dorsal habitus. Fig 98 (b).Ptilonyssus tyrannus female dorsum. Fig 98 (c). Ptilonyssus tyrannus female venter. Ptilonyssus (=Tyranninyssus) tyrannus (Brooks and Strandtmann, 1960) North American host records:Tyrannidae:Contopus borealis, Olive-sided Flycatcher(Brooks and Strandtmann 1969; Hyland and Moorhouse 1970; Pence 1975)Contopus sordidulus, Western Wood-Peewee (Brooks and Strandtmann 1969; Hyland and Moorhouse 1970; Pence 1975; Knee et al. 2008)Contopus virens, Eastern Wood-Peewee (Pence 1972, 1975)Empidonax alnorum, Alder Flycatcher (Hyland and […]
Ptilonyssus troglodytis Fain, 1964
Fig 109 (a). Ptilonyssus troglodytis female dorsal habitus. Fig 109 (b). Ptilonyssus troglodytis female dorsum. Fig 109 (c). Ptilonyssus troglodytis female venter. North American host records:Troglodytidae:Troglodytes troglodytes, Winter Wren (Knee et al. 2008) Diagnostic characteristics:– two dorsal shields, podosomal and pygidial shields- pygidial shield in two fragments with subposterior setal pair on the fragments– posterior margin of podosomal shield medially straight with lateral lobes, shield […]
Ptilonyssus sairae Castro, 1948
Fig 116 (a). Ptilonyssus sairae female dorsal habitus. Fig 116 (b). Ptilonyssus sairae female dorsum. Fig 116 (c). Ptilonyssus sairae female venter. North American host records:Emberizidae:Aimophila ruficeps, Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Spicer 1977a, 1987)Ammodramus savannarum, Grasshopper Sparrow (Spicer 1977a, 1987)Amphispiza bilineata, Black-throated Sparrow (George 1961; Pence and Casto 1976)Calamospiza melanocorys, Lark Bunting (George 1961)Chondestes grammacus, Lark Sparrow (George 1961; Spicer 1987)Guiraca caerulea, Blue Grosbeak (Spicer 1978)Junco hyemalis, Dark-eyed Junco (Spicer 1978, 1987)Melospiza lincolnii, Lincoln’s Sparrow (George 1961)Melospiza melodia, Song Sparrow […]
Ptilonyssus plesiotypicus Knee, 2008
Fig 95 (a). Ptilonyssus plesiotypicus female dorsal habitus. Fig 95 (b). Ptilonyssus plesiotypicus female dorsum. Fig 95 (c). Ptilonyssus plesiotypicus female venter. North American host records:Fringillidae:Carpodacus purpureus, Purple Finch (Knee et al. 2008) Diagnostic characteristics:– two dorsal shields, podosomal and fused opisthosomal and pygidial shields- posterior margin of podosomal shield is slightly trilobed– opisthosomal shield is longer than wide, but not twice as long as wide– […]
Ptilonyssus pirangae (Cerny, 1969)
Fig 103 (a). Ptilonyssus pirangae female dorsal habitus. Fig 103 (b). Ptilonyssus pirangae female dorsum. Fig 103 (c). Ptilonyssus pirangae female venter. Ptilonyssus (=Neonyssus) pirangae (Cerny, 1969) North American host records:Emberizidae:Piranga ludoviciana, Western Tanager (Knee et al. 2008)Piranga rubra, Summer Tanager (Pence 1972, 1975) Paridae:Parus bicolor, Tufted Titmouse (Pence 1972, 1975) Diagnostic characteristics:– two dorsal shields, podosomal and fused opisthosomal and pygidial shields– posterior margin of podosomal shield is straight– opisthosomal shield is […]
