Amerodectes hribari 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 : 24

Amerodectes hribari Mironov and Chandler, 2017

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Material examined. 6 males, 18 females from Geothlypis trichas (Linnaeus, 1766) ( Passeriformes : Parulidae ), (SM 2625), CANADA, Manitoba, Oak Hammock Marsh, 27 May 2014, coll. T.D. Galloway; 15 males, 20 females from G. philadelphia (Wilson, A, 1810) ( Passeriformes : Parulidae ), (SM 1661), CANADA, Manitoba, Oak Hammock Marsh, 21 May 2007, coll. T.D. Galloway and T.M. Whiklo.

This species was previously known from the Common Yellowthroat, G. trichas , in Georgia and Florida, USA ( Mironov & Chandler 2017). In Canada, this mite is recorded for the first time from the type host and from the Mourning Warbler, G. philadelphia .

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FIGURE 4. Amerodectes species, ventral view of male opisthosoma. A—Amerodectes xanthocephali; B—A. spizellae, C—A. dumetellae, D—A. hribari.