Eustathiidae Oudemans, 1905

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Family Eustathiidae Oudemans, 1905

Remarks. The family Eustathiidae is restricted to swifts ( Apodiformes : Apodidae and Hemiprocnidae ). Up to now, this family has included 63 described species in 16 genera ( Kwanyuen, 1973; Peterson et al., 1980). In studies conducted so far, three aforementioned eusththiid species, Eustathia cultrifera , Chauliacia securigera , Neochauliacia minuscula , and also Thysanocercus cypseli (Canestrini and Berlese, 1881) ( Analgoidea : Thysanocercidae ) are known to be common on Apus apus ( Kwanyuen, 1973; Peterson et al., 1980; Gaud and Peterson, 1987).