A NEW HARPIRHYNCHID MITE HARPYRHYNCHOIDES ALAUDINUS SP.N. (ACARI: HARPIRHYNCHIDAE) FROM ALAUDA ARVENSIS (PASSERIFORMES: ALAUDIDAE) FROM RUSSIA

About author:

Bochkov A. V. , Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya emb. 1, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia. Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA

Acknowledgments:

The author expresses many thanks to Dr. S. Mironov (Zoological Institute, St.Petersburg, Russia) for critical review of the manuscript.

The research was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research grant 99-04-49568.

Annotation:

A new harpirhynchid mite Harpyrhynchoides alaudinus sp. n. (Acari: Harpirhynchidae) is de-scribed ex Alauda arvensis (Passeriformes: Alaudi-dae) from Russia.

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