Mites of the Subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) From North American Birds

Abstract

Three new harpirhynchid species of the subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) are described from North American birds: Harpyrhynchoides aegolius sp. n. from Aegolius acadicus (Strigiformes: Strigidae), Harpyrhynchoides accipiter sp. n. from Accipiter striatus (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae), and Neharpyrhynchus icterus sp. n. from Icterus galbula (Passeriformes: Icteridae). Three species are recorded from new hosts from North America for the first time: Harpyrhynchoides tracheatus (Fritsch, 1954) from Buteo lineatus (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae), Harpyrhynchoides pectinifer (Lawrence, 1959) from Colaptes auratus (Piciformes: Picidae), and Harpyrhynchoides rubeculinus (Cerný & Sixl, 1971) from Catharus ustulatus (Passeriformes: Turdidae). Neharpyrhynchoides novoplumaris (Moss et al., 1968) previously recorded from Cardinalis cardinalis (Passeriformes: Cardinalidae) from the United States is recollected from this host.

Ticks and mites from a wild bird survey performed by the Wild Animal Medical Center of Rakuno Gakuen University in Japan

“…Larvae of chigger mites and ticks were not highly prevalent on introduced birds like G. canorus and L. lutea (Yoshino et al 2003(Yoshino et al , 2011, but because these ectoparasites are still regarded as important vectors of viral, bacterial, and protozoan diseases, the relationships Leiothrix lutea, Hachioji, Tokyo, 2003-2010(Yoshino et al 2011Garrulax canorus, Hachioji, Tokyo, 1999-2001-2010, (Yoshino et al 2003, 2011 (Uemura et al 2010). At the time, the mites were reported as Harpyrhynchus psittaci, but eight genera belonging to this subfamily have been reported in passerines (Bochkov and O'Connor 2013;Skoracki et al 2012). Therefore, the taxon should be treated as Harpirhynchinae gen. sp.…”

Two new mite species of the subfamily Harpirhynchinae Dubinin, 1957 (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae), parasites of the passerine birds (Aves: Passeriformes) in Australia and South Asia

“…The subfamilies Harpypalpynae Fain, 1972 andOphioptinae Southcott, 1956 are represented by intraskin parasites of passerine birds (Passeriformes) and skin parasites of colubroid snakes (Serpentes: Colubroidea), respectively (Fajfer, 2012;Bochkov & Klompen, 2014a). The subfamily Harpirhynchinae includes nearly 90 species in ten genera represented by permanent skin or intraskin parasites of birds belonging to 17 orders (Fain, 1994(Fain, , 1995Skoracki et al, 2012;Bochkov & Galloway, 2013;Bochkov & OConnor, 2013Bochkov, 2014a, b;Bochkov & Klompen, 2014b, c). Most of these mites are mono-or stenoxenous parasites associated with African, European or the New World hosts.…”

New Harpirhynchinae Dubinin (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae)—intracutaneous and feather-base parasites of birds

“…The subfamily Harpirhynchinae Dubinin (Acariformes: Cheyletoidea: Harpirhynchidae) includes about 76 species in 11 genera represented by permanent parasites of birds belonging to 16 orders (Skoracki et al 2012;Bochkov & Galloway 2013;Bochkov & OConnor 2013. Most of these species are ectoparasites living on the surface of the host's skin belonging to the genus Harpyrhynchoides (40 species; however, a few are able to form intracutaneous cysts [Fain 1994]).…”