Galapagos Species Database
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Myialges caulotoon
ectoparasite
living parasitic on louseflies (Icosta nigra and Olfersia sordida) on Buteo galapagoensis (Galápagos Hawk)
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Sarcoptiformes
Suborder
Oribatida
Superfamily
Analgoidea
Family
Epidermoptidae
Genus
Myialges
Species
caulotoon
Taxon category: Accepted
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Española, Fernandina, Isabela, Marchena, Pinta, Santa Fé, and Santiago
- Madden, D. Harmon, W.M. (1998) First record and morphology of Myialges caulotoon (Acari: Epidermoptidae) from Galapagos hosts. The Journal of Parasitology 34(1): 186-189.
- Parker, P.G. Whiteman, N.K., & Miller, R.E. (2006) Conservation medicine on the Galápagos Islands: partnerships among behavioral, population, and veterinarian scientists. The Auk 123(3): 625-638.
- Whiteman, N.K. Sánchez, P., Merkel, J., Klompen, H. & Parker, P.G. (2006) Cryptic host specificity of an avian skin mite (Epidermoptidae) vectored by louseflies (Hippoboscidae) associated with two endemic Galápagos bird species. The Journal of Parasitology, 92(6): 1218-1228.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Myialges caulotoon", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11855. Accessed 3 November 2026.