Picobia paludicola Skoracki and Kiljan, 2002

Skoracki, Maciej, Sikora, Bozena & Spicer, Greg S., 2016, A review of the subfamily Picobiinae Johnston and Kethley, 1973 (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Syringophilidae), Zootaxa 4113 (1), pp. 1-95 : 50-51

Picobia paludicola Skoracki and Kiljan, 2002

( Figs. 38 A–C)

Picobia paludicola Skoracki and Kiljan, 2002: 2 , figs. 1–10; Skoracki 2011: 354 , figs. 263–265. Types deposited in AMU and ZISP, examined.

Type host: Acrocephalus paludicola (Vieillot) ( Passeriformes : Acrocephalidae ). Type locality: Poland.

Host range and distribution. Monoxenous species inhabiting Acrocephalus paludicola (Vieillot) ( Passeriformes : Acrocephalidae ) in Poland ( Skoracki & Kiljan 2002).

Figures

FIGURE 38. Picobia spp., female. P. paludicola Skoracki and Kiljan, 2002 (A – C). A, pygidial shield; B, opisthosoma in ventral view; C, proximal end of movable cheliceral digit. P. ploceus Klimovicova et al., 2014 (D – F). D, pygidial shield; E, opisthosoma in ventral view; F, proximal end of movable cheliceral digit. P. oritis Skoracki et al., 2009 (G – I). G, pygidial shield; H, opisthosoma in ventral view; I, proximal end of movable cheliceral digit.