Picobia myrmecocichla Skoracki, Solarczyk and Sikora, 2012

Skoracki, Maciej, Sikora, Bozena & Spicer, Greg S., 2016, A review of the subfamily Picobiinae Johnston and Kethley, 1973 (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Syringophilidae), Zootaxa 4113 (1), pp. 1-95 : 57

Picobia myrmecocichla Skoracki, Solarczyk and Sikora, 2012

( Figs. 43 A–C)

Picobia myrmecocichla Skoracki et al., 2012b: 132 , figs. 22–32. Types deposited in AMU and ZSM, examined.

Type host: Myrmecocichla arnotti (Tristram) ( Passeriformes : Muscicapidae ). Type locality: Tanzania.

Host range and distribution. Monoxenous species inhabiting Myrmecocichla arnotti (Tristram) ( Passeriformes : Muscicapidae ) in Tanzania ( Skoracki et al. 2012b).

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FIGURE 43. Picobia spp., female. P. myrmecocichla Skoracki et al., 2012 (A – C). A, propodonotal region; B, opisthosoma in ventral view; C, genito-anal region. P. cichladusa Skoracki et al., 2012 (D – F). D, propodonotal region; E, opisthosoma in ventral view; F, genito-anal region. P. e c ho Skoracki et al., 2012 (G – I). G, propodonotal region; H, opisthosoma in ventral view; I, genito-anal region. Scale bars: A, B, D, E, G, H = 50 µm; C, F, I = 20 µm.