Pellonyssus biscutatus (Hirst, 1922)

Distribution. Nest, Campethera abingoni (Smith) (golden­tailed woodpecker) ( Piciformes: Picidae); Luanshya, Copperbelt Province (Zumpt & Till 1954b).

Synonym. Steatonyssus biscutatus, Zumpt & Till 1954b: 54 .

Remarks. Zumpt (1961) reported this species as a parasite of the woodpeckers Dendropicos fuscescens (Vieillot), C. abingdoni and Thripias namaquus in Zambia, Bechuanaland (now Botswana), Transvaal (South Africa) and Mozambique, but did not indicate whether it had been found on all three hosts in each country.