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Epistomolichus reticulatus Mironov, Pérez & Palma, 2009

Possibly introduced on chickens. Additional collections required to understand provenance.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Arachnida

Order
Astigmata

Suborder
Psoroptidia

Superfamily
Pterolichoidea

Family
Pterolichidae

Genus
Epistomolichus

Species
reticulatus

Taxon category: Accepted

Distribution

Distribution: Santa Cruz

References

  • Mironov, S. Pérez, T. & Palma, R. (2009) A new genus and new species of feather mite of the family Pterolichidae (Acari: Astigmata) from Gallus Gallus (Galliformes: Phasianidae) in the Galápagos Islands Acarina 17 (1): 57–64.

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