Amerodectes seiurus Mironov and Chandler, 2017

Mironov, Sergey V. & Galloway, Terry D., 2021, Feather mites of the subfamily Pterodectinae (Acariformes: Proctophyllodidae) from passerines and kingfishers in Canada, Zootaxa 5016 (1), pp. 1-55 : 25

Amerodectes seiurus Mironov and Chandler, 2017

( Fig. 14D )

Material examined. 8 males, 14 females from Seiurus aurocapilla (Linnaeus, 1766) (Parulidae) , (SM 1679), CAN- ADA, Manitoba, Winnipeg , 26 May 2007, coll. T.D. Galloway.

This species was described from the Ovenbird, S. aurocapilla , in Georgia, USA ( Mironov & Chandler 2017). In Canada, this mite is recorded for the first time.

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FIGURE 14. Amerodectes species, ventral view of male opisthosoma. A—Amerodectes cathari; B—A. ischyros (from Setophaga castanea), C—A. jonesborensis, D—A. seiurus.