Rhinoecius cooremani Strandtmann, 1952
Fig 72 (a). Rhinoecius cooremani female dorsal habitus.
Fig 72 (b). Rhinoecius cooremani female dorsum.
Fig 72 (c). Rhinoecius cooremani female venter.
North American host records:
Strigidae:
Strix nebulosa,
Great Gray Owl
(Knee et al. 2008)
Strix varia,
Barred Owl
(Strandtmann 1952; Pence 1973, 1975)
Diagnostic characteristics:
- subposterior
pair of dorsal podosomal setae in unsclerotized integument just off
posterior
margin of podosomal shield and much < 70 µm long
- sternal shield highly reduced, and sternal setae not on shield
- paranal setae anterior to anal opening, and postanal seta absent
References:
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. 1973. The nasal mites of birds from Louisiana. VI. New and
additional records of Dermanyssids (Rhinonyssinae)
with description of a
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59: 359-362.
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North American birds (Acarina: Rhinonyssinae, Turbinoptinae,
Speleognathinae,
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1-148.
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