TY  - JOUR
JF  - Acarologia
T1  - A new species of the feather mite genus Allodectes (Acariformes: Proctophyllodidae) from the ruby-throated hummingbird, Archilochus colubris (Apodiformes: Trochilidae), in Canada
VL  - 63
IS  - 3
SP  - 807
EP  - 816
PY  - 2023
SN  - 0044-586X
SN  - 2107-7207
PB  - Les Amis d'Acarologia
AU  - Mironov, Sergey V.
AU  - Galloway, Terry D.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.24349/vejw-1k8v
DO  - 10.24349/vejw-1k8v
DA  - 2023-06-27
ET  - 2023-06-27
KW  - Astigmata
KW  - feather mites
KW  - Proctophyllodidae
KW  - Allodectes
KW  - systematics
KW  - Trochilidae
AB  - A new feather mite species, Allodectes archilochus sp. n. (Pterodectinae: Rhamphocaulini) is described from the ruby-throated hummingbird, Archilochus colubris (Apodiformes: Trochilidae), in Manitoba, Canada. This is the first record of the genus Allodectes on hummingbirds in the northern part of North America. The new species is close to A. thaluraniae Hernandes, 2017, and distinguished from the latter in the following features: in both sexes, the anterior margin of the hysteronotal shield is deeply concave; in males, setae d2 are situated at the midlevel of metapodosomal sclerites, and tarsus IV is without extension on the inner margin; in females, the anterolateral extensions of the prodorsal shield do not extend to the lateral margins of propodosoma, and the anteromedian area of the hysteronotal shield is covered with dense striation. A checklist of the 15 currently known Allodectes species is provided.
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