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Two new species of the quill mite genus Aulobia Kethley, 1970 (Acari, Syringophilidae) associated with sunbirds (Passeriformes, Nectariniidae)

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Two new quill mite species parasitizing sunbirds (Nectariniidae) are described: Aulobia nectariniae sp. nov. from the Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis (L.), from the Black Sunbird Leptocoma sericea (Lesson), and Aulobia anthreptes sp. nov. from Plain-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis. The family Nectariniidae is a new host group for syringophilid mites.

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  1. Department of Animal Morphology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, 61-614, Poznań, Poland

    Maciej Skoracki & Eliza Głowska

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  1. Maciej Skoracki
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Skoracki, M., Głowska, E. Two new species of the quill mite genus Aulobia Kethley, 1970 (Acari, Syringophilidae) associated with sunbirds (Passeriformes, Nectariniidae). Acta Parasit. 53, 179–185 (2008). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11686-008-0022-y

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