Tinaminyssus zenaidurae (Crossley, 1952)
Fig 81 (a). Tinaminyssus zenaidurae female dorsal habitus.
Fig 81 (b). Tinaminyssus zenaidurae female dorsum.
Fig 81 (c). Tinaminyssus zenaidurae female venter.
Tinaminyssus (=Neonyssus) zenaidurae (Crossley, 1952)
North American host records:
Columbidae:
Columbina passerina,
Common
Ground-Dove (Crossley 1952; Strandtmann 1961; Wilson 1964; Pence 1975)
Zenaida macroura,
Mourning Dove
(Crossley 1952; Owen 1958; Strandtmann 1961; Wilson
1964, 1968; Pence 1973, 1975; Spicer 1987; Knee et al. 2008)
Diagnostic characteristics:
- poststigmatal platelet present
-
paranal setae at level with anal opening
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Parasitology, 38: 385-390.
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Owen, B.L. 1958.
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447.
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