Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

A new species of nasal mite genus Ptilonyssus(Mesostigmata: Rhinonyssidae) from Parus majorand the first record of Rhinoecius brikinboricusfrom Asio otusin Denmark

Authors
1 University of Copenhagen
2 Laboratory of Parasitology, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Science, Universitetskaya embankment 1, Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russia
10.22073/pja.v14i1.85958
Abstract
Ptilonyssus holmhanseni n. sp. is described and illustrated from a traffic-killed great tit (Parus major) in Eastern Denmark (Lejre) in April 2023. In addition, Rhinoecius brikinboricus Butenko, 1976, collected from a long-eared owl (Asio otus), is reported for the first time in Denmark and Western Europe.
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