Picobia ploceus Klimovicova, Skoracki, Wamiti and Hromada, 2014

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 : 51

Picobia ploceus Klimovicova, Skoracki, Wamiti and Hromada, 2014

( Figs. 38 D–F)

Picobia ploceus Klimovicova et al., 2014: 395 , figs. 1–2. Types deposited in AMU, examined.

Type host: Ploceus ocularis Smith ( Passeriformes : Ploceidae ). Type locality: Kenya.

Host range and distribution. Monoxenous species inhabiting Ploceus ocularis Smith ( Passeriformes : Ploceidae ) in Kenya ( Klimovicova et al. 2014).

Figures

FIGURE 38. Picobia spp., female. P. paludicola Skoracki and Kiljan, 2002 (A – C). A, pygidial shield; B, opisthosoma in ventral view; C, proximal end of movable cheliceral digit. P. ploceus Klimovicova et al., 2014 (D – F). D, pygidial shield; E, opisthosoma in ventral view; F, proximal end of movable cheliceral digit. P. oritis Skoracki et al., 2009 (G – I). G, pygidial shield; H, opisthosoma in ventral view; I, proximal end of movable cheliceral digit.