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1. Chigger mites (Acari: Trombiculidae) from wild birds in Costa Rica, with a description of three new species

Creator:
Stekol'nikov, Alexandr A., Literák, Ivan, Čapek, Miroslav, and Havlíček, Martin
Format:
bez média and svazek
Type:
model:article and TEXT
Subject:
Trombiculidae, Eutrombicula, new species, Costa Rica, avian parasites, and taxonomy
Language:
English
Description:
Three new species of chigger mites, Eutrombicula costaricensis sp. n., Eutrombicula passerinorum sp. n., and Eutrombicula hectochaeta sp. n. are described from wild birds from Costa Rica. Two species, Eutrombicula pacae (Floch et Fauran, 1957) and Parasecia fundata (Brennan, 1969), are recorded for the first time in Costa Rica and on new host species. Data on the distribution of Blankaartia sinnamaryi (Floch et Fauran, 1956) in Costa Rica are also reported.
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