Harpypalpus serini Fain, 1972

Klompen, Hans, 2014, A review of the subfamily Harpypalpinae Fain, 1972 (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) — parasites of passerine birds, Zootaxa 3857 (4), pp. 451-477 : 465

Harpypalpus serini Fain, 1972

Harpypalpus serini Fain, 1972: 58 ; Fain et al. 1999: 46, figs. 27–31; Skoracki et al. 2012: i13 Harpypalpus holopus, Moss 1979: 383 (misidentification).

Type material. Male holotype ( IRSNB) and 2 male paratypes ( MRAC) from Serinus mozambicus (Muller) (Fringillidae) , BELGIUM: Antwerp Zoo [originated from Central Africa], 23 July 1963, coll. A. Fain. Holotype deposition. Male holotype male in IRSNB.

Remarks. This species was described based on a male from a Serinus mozambicus that died in Antwerp Zoo ( Belgium), originating from Central Africa ( Fain 1972). Later on, it was redescribed by Fain et al. (1999). It was also recorded on the type host from an unknown locality and incorrectly identified as H. holopus ( Moss 1979) .