Fig 113 (a). Ptilonyssus euroturdi female dorsal habitus.
Fig 113 (b). Ptilonyssus euroturdi female dorsum.
Fig 113 (c). Ptilonyssus euroturdi female venter.
North American host records:
Mimidae:
Dumetella carolinensis, Gray Catbird (Pence 1972, 1975; Knee et al. 2008)
Turdidae:
Turdus migratorius, American Robin (Spicer 1987)
Catharus mustelinus, Wood Thrush (Pence 1972, 1975)
Diagnostic characteristics:
– two dorsal shields, podosomal and pygidial shields
– posterior margin of podosomal shield either medially straight with lateral lobes, or trilobed
– st1 on with st2 and st3 off the sternal shield
– subapical ventral setal pair on tarsus IV are relatively long strong spikes
– six pairs of ventral opisthosomal setae
– six pairs of mesolateral setae
– at least two pairs of mesolateral setae twice as long as other mesolateral setae
– subposterior pair of dorsal podosomal setae are half as long as the longest mesolateral setae
– paranal setae level with anal opening, paranal and postanal setae are unequal in length
References:
Fain, A., and K.E. Hyland. 1963. Deus nouveaux rhinonyssides communs aux faunes d’Amerique du
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99: 375-386.
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,
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