Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 42(2) 1999

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VOL 42(2) 1999

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Systematics, ectoparasites, feather mites, shore birds, Acari, Montchadskiana, Charadriiformes

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Systematics of the feather mite genus Montchadskiana Dubinin, 1951 (Pterolichoidea, Pterolichidae, Magimeliinae) with description of five new species

• Jacek DABERT
• Rainer EHRNSBERGER

Abstract:

The systematic status of all known species of the feather mite genus Montchad­skiana DUBININ, 1951 (Magimeliinae) is analyzed. Five new species of the genus are de­scribed from the plumage of shore birds (Charadriiformes): Montchadskiana (Montchadskiana) prosoboniae sp. nov. from Prosobonia cancellata, M. (M.) glareolae sp. nov. from Tringa glareola, M. (M.) tridentata sp. nov. from Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, M. (M.) guttifera sp. nov. from Tringa guttifer, M. (Aphyllochaeta) dubinini sp. nov. from Calidris pusilla. M. (M.) heteractitidis DUBININ, 1956 is synonymized with M. (M.) totani DUBININ, 1951. M. (M.) minutus DUBININ, 1951 and M. (M.) phalaropi DUB­ININ, 1951 are synonymized with M. (M.) fascigerus (MÉGNIN and TROUESSART, 1884). A key to all described species of the genus is provided.