Knemidokoptes pilae Lavoipierre & Griffiths, 1951

HALLIDAY, R. B., 2023, Prelude to a study of the feather mites of Australia (Acariformes: Astigmata), Zootaxa 5280 (1), pp. 1-73 : 20-21

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5280.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7921291
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scientific name	Knemidokoptes pilae Lavoipierre & Griffiths, 1951
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Treatment

Knemidokoptes pilae Lavoipierre & Griffiths, 1951: 253 .

Cnemidocoptes pilae.— Seddon 1968: 104 ; Mason 1980: 400.

Knemidokoptes pilae.— Fain & Elsen 1967: 68 ; Domrow 1992: 1507.

Host and locality in Australia: Melopsittacus undulatus, Brisbane , Queensland; Waddell, Victoria; Adelaide, South Australia ( Seddon 1968; Mason 1980; Domrow 1992); sulphur-crested cockatoo Cacatua galerita , Queensland ( Portas et al. 2017).

Current name of host: Budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus (Shaw, 1805) ( Psittaciformes : Psittaculidae ); Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) ( Psittaciformes : Cacatuidae ).

Unidentified specimens in this genus: Knemidocoptes sp.

Host and locality in Australia: Zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata, Melbourne ( Chamings et al. 2015) .

Current name of host: Australian Zebra Finch, Taeniopygia castanotis (Gould, 1837) ( Passeriformes : Estrildidae ).