Two new Hawaiian bird mite (Acari) records
Swift SF. 1997. Two new Hawaiian bird mite (Acari) records. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 49:38-39
Except for few studies of mite ectoparasites on ‘amakihi (Hemignathus virens virens) (Passeriformes: Fringillidae) (van Riper, 1975), pigeons, and doves (Wilson, 1966), birds from Laysan Island (Wilson, 1964), and from birds at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (Goff, 1980), the mite diversity of the Hawaiian avifauna is poorly studied. Two mite species: Pellonyssus reedi (Zumpt & Patterson, 1952) (Macronyssidae) and Laminalloptes phaetontis (Fabricius, 1775) (Alloptidae) are reported for the first time associated with the Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora) and the Redtailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda), respectively. No mite associations with these birds are previously reported from the Islands.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Swift, Sabina
- Units
- HAVO
- Keywords
- Acari, Birds, ectoparasites, Hawaii, Insects, Invertebrates, Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora), Laminalloptes sp., mites, Pellonyssus sp., Redtailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)