Columbiphilus polonica ( Skoracki, Magowski and Dabert, 2001 )

Skoracki, Maciej & Sikora, Bozena, 2011, Quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) associated with galliform birds (Aves: Galliformes), Zootaxa 2966, pp. 13-30 : 26

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.278233
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5296701
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D987CD-FFFE-FFD7-FF61-F9DEFAADF8FD
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scientific name	Columbiphilus polonica ( Skoracki, Magowski and Dabert, 2001 )
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Until now, this species was known to parasitize Gallus gallus domesticus and recorded from Poland and Germany (Skoracki et al. 2002).

Material examined. From body feathers of Gallus sonneratii Temminck (Phasianidae) (new host): 6 females (non-physogastric form), 1 female (physogastric form) and 1 male (AMU-SYR.281); INDIA, no other data. Host specimen is deposited in the MNHW. Mites collected by M. Skoracki. All material is deposited in the AMU.

References

Skoracki, M., Magowski, W. & Dabert, J. (2001) Picobia polonica sp. n. (Acari: Prostigmata: Syringophilidae), a new species of quill mite from the domestic hen, Gallus gallus domesticus (Aves: Phasianidae). Folia Parasitologica, 48, 154 - 158.