A NEW SPECIES OF NASAL MITES OF THE GENUS RHINONYSSUS (MESOSTIGMATA, RHINONYSSIDAE) FROM ANSER ANSER AND FIRST RECORD OF CO-PARASITISM OF RHINONYSSUS RHINOLETHRUM AND RHINONYSSUS CALEDONICUS FROM ICELAND

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Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Institute for Experimental Pathology at Keldur, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland

Annotation:

This study presents the first record of rhinonyssid mites from Iceland. Co-parasitism is fairly common among Rhinonyssidae. A new species of nasal mite, Rhinonyssus islandi sp. n., is described and illustrated based on material from Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758). In addition, rhinonyssid mites Rhinonyssus rhinolethrum (Trouessart, 1895) and Rhinonyssus caledonicus Hirst, 1921 collected from the whooper swan Cygnus cygnus (Anseriformes: Anatidae) in Iceland, are reported for the first time.

DOI: 10.21684/0132-8077-2025-33-1-79-84

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