Ontogeny of Chenophila platyrhynchos sp. nov. (Acari: Syringophilidae), an ectoparasite of the Mallard Anas platyrhynchos (Anseriformes: Anatidae)

Authors

TOMASZ TYMCIO
KATARZYNA KAVETSKA
MICHAL J. CZYZ
MACIEJ SKORACKI

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1302-11

Abstract

The morphology of the postembryonic stages of a new quill mite species, Chenophila platyrhynchos sp. nov., parasitising the Mallard Anas platyrhynchos (Linnaeus) (Aves: Anseriformes) in Poland is described in detail. This species is morphologically very similar to Ch. kanduli Bochkov known from Anas querquedula Linnaeus in Russia and differs from it by the ornament of a propodonotal shield, the number of chambers in the lateral branch of the peritremes, and the lengths of the propodonotal setae.

Keywords

Acari, Anas platyrhynchos, Chenophila, ectoparasites, Syringophilidae, quill mites

First Page

659

Last Page

667

Recommended Citation

TYMCIO, TOMASZ; KAVETSKA, KATARZYNA; CZYZ, MICHAL J.; and SKORACKI, MACIEJ (2013) "Ontogeny of Chenophila platyrhynchos sp. nov. (Acari: Syringophilidae), an ectoparasite of the Mallard Anas platyrhynchos (Anseriformes: Anatidae)," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 37: No. 5, Article 16. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1302-11
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol37/iss5/16