A new feather mite species of the genus Proterothrix Gaud, 1968 (Acarina, Proctophyllodidae) from the Large Niltava, Niltava grandis (Passeriformes, Muscicapidae) – an integrative description

A new feather mite species of the genus Proterothrix Gaud, 1968 (Acarina, Proctophyllodidae) from the Large Niltava, Niltava grandis (Passeriformes, Muscicapidae) – an integrative description

A new species of the feather mite genus Proterothrix (Proctophyllodidae: Pterodectinae) is described from the Large Niltava Niltava grandis (Blyth) (Passeriformes, Muscicapidae) in northeast India (Meghalaya, Jaintia Hills, Shnongrim village). Proterothrix chachulae Constantinescu,...

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Main Authors: Ioana Cristina Constantinescu, Oana Paula Popa, Luis Ovidiu Popa, Ioana Cobzaru, D. Khlur B. Mukhim, Costică Adam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-03-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=11793
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spelling doaj-75182f028ab24e1fb09b7958115b2c7e2020-11-25T00:07:55ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702017-03-0166111410.3897/zookeys.661.1179311793A new feather mite species of the genus Proterothrix Gaud, 1968 (Acarina, Proctophyllodidae) from the Large Niltava, Niltava grandis (Passeriformes, Muscicapidae) – an integrative descriptionIoana Cristina Constantinescu0Oana Paula Popa1Luis Ovidiu Popa2Ioana Cobzaru3D. Khlur B. Mukhim4Costică Adam5“Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History”Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History”Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural HistoryInstitute of Biology, Romanian AcademyZoology Department, Lady Keane College”Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History A new species of the feather mite genus Proterothrix (Proctophyllodidae: Pterodectinae) is described from the Large Niltava Niltava grandis (Blyth) (Passeriformes, Muscicapidae) in northeast India (Meghalaya, Jaintia Hills, Shnongrim village). Proterothrix chachulae Constantinescu, sp. n. differs from all known species of the genus by having in males the aedeagus with bilobate tip. The morphological description is supplemented with molecular characterisation of a fragment f near the 5` terminus of the mitochondrial COI gene. http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=11793
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author Ioana Cristina Constantinescu
Oana Paula Popa
Luis Ovidiu Popa
Ioana Cobzaru
D. Khlur B. Mukhim
Costică Adam
spellingShingle Ioana Cristina Constantinescu
Oana Paula Popa
Luis Ovidiu Popa
Ioana Cobzaru
D. Khlur B. Mukhim
Costică Adam
A new feather mite species of the genus Proterothrix Gaud, 1968 (Acarina, Proctophyllodidae) from the Large Niltava, Niltava grandis (Passeriformes, Muscicapidae) – an integrative description
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author_facet Ioana Cristina Constantinescu
Oana Paula Popa
Luis Ovidiu Popa
Ioana Cobzaru
D. Khlur B. Mukhim
Costică Adam
author_sort Ioana Cristina Constantinescu
title A new feather mite species of the genus Proterothrix Gaud, 1968 (Acarina, Proctophyllodidae) from the Large Niltava, Niltava grandis (Passeriformes, Muscicapidae) – an integrative description
title_short A new feather mite species of the genus Proterothrix Gaud, 1968 (Acarina, Proctophyllodidae) from the Large Niltava, Niltava grandis (Passeriformes, Muscicapidae) – an integrative description
title_full A new feather mite species of the genus Proterothrix Gaud, 1968 (Acarina, Proctophyllodidae) from the Large Niltava, Niltava grandis (Passeriformes, Muscicapidae) – an integrative description
title_fullStr A new feather mite species of the genus Proterothrix Gaud, 1968 (Acarina, Proctophyllodidae) from the Large Niltava, Niltava grandis (Passeriformes, Muscicapidae) – an integrative description
title_full_unstemmed A new feather mite species of the genus Proterothrix Gaud, 1968 (Acarina, Proctophyllodidae) from the Large Niltava, Niltava grandis (Passeriformes, Muscicapidae) – an integrative description
title_sort new feather mite species of the genus proterothrix gaud, 1968 (acarina, proctophyllodidae) from the large niltava, niltava grandis (passeriformes, muscicapidae) – an integrative description
publisher Pensoft Publishers
series ZooKeys
issn 1313-2989
1313-2970
publishDate 2017-03-01
description A new species of the feather mite genus Proterothrix (Proctophyllodidae: Pterodectinae) is described from the Large Niltava Niltava grandis (Blyth) (Passeriformes, Muscicapidae) in northeast India (Meghalaya, Jaintia Hills, Shnongrim village). Proterothrix chachulae Constantinescu, sp. n. differs from all known species of the genus by having in males the aedeagus with bilobate tip. The morphological description is supplemented with molecular characterisation of a fragment f near the 5` terminus of the mitochondrial COI gene.
url http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=11793
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