A new species and new records of avian nasal mites (Acarina : Rhinonyssidae) from Japan

Abstract

A new and seven newly recorded species of the avian nasal mites (Rhinonyssidae) are reported from birds in Japan. A new species, Ptilonyssus hiyodori n. sp. is described on the female. Seven species, Ptilonyssus ruandae Fain, 1956,Ptilonyssus sairae Castro, 1948,Ptilonyssus euroturdi Fain and Hyland, 1963,Rhinonyssus himantopus Strandtmann, 1951,Sternostoma technaui (Vitzthum), 1935,Rallinyssus caudistigmus Strandtmann, 1948,and Ruandanyssus terpsiphonei Fain, 1957,new to Japan are briefly redescribed on available specimens and figured. All the Japanese rhinonyssid mites are listed on a table.