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Gallilichus jonesi Proctor 1999

Description

Gallilichus jonesi Proctor, 1999

Gallilichus jonesi Proctor, 1999: 78.

Gallilichus jonesi.— Mironov & Fain 2003: 103; Proctor & Jones 2004: 62.

Host and locality in Australia: Brush turkey (Alectura lathami), widespread in Queensland (Proctor 1999; Proctor & Jones 2004).

Current name of host: Australian Brushturkey, Alectura lathami Gray, 1831 (Galliformes: Megapodiidae).

Notes

Published as part of HALLIDAY, R. B., 2023, Prelude to a study of the feather mites of Australia (Acariformes: Astigmata), pp. 1-73 in Zootaxa 5280 (1) on page 33, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5280.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7912198

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Ascouracaridae
Genus
Gallilichus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Sarcoptiformes
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Proctor
Species
jonesi
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Gallilichus jonesi Proctor, 1999 sec. HALLIDAY, 2023

References

  • Proctor, H. C. (1999) Gallilichus jonesi sp. n. (Acari: Ascouracaridae): A new species of feather mite from the quills of the Australian brush-turkey (Aves: Megapodiidae). Australian Journal of Entomology, 38, 77 - 84. https: // doi. org / 10.1046 / j. 1440 - 6055.1999.00088. x
  • Mironov, S. V. & Fain, A. (2003) New feather mites of the family Ascouracaridae (Astigmata: Pterolichoidea) from some parrots and nightjars. Acarologia, 43, 99 - 111.
  • Proctor, H. C. & Jones, D. N. (2004) Geographical structuring of feather mite assemblages from the Australian brush-turkey (Aves: Megapodiidae). Journal of Parasitology, 90, 60 - 66. https: // doi. org / 10.1645 / GE- 57 R