Proctophyllodes musicus Vitzthum, 1922

Eren, Gökhan, Öztürk, Mehmet, Mironov, Sergey V., Nisbet, Hatice Özlem & Açici, Mustafa, 2023, New records of feather mites (Sarcoptiformes: Astigmata) from some birds in Türkiye, Acarological Studies 5 (2), pp. 58-68 : 60

Proctophyllodes musicus Vitzthum, 1922

Materials examined. 4 males and 4 females from flight feathers of the common blackbird, Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 ( Passeriformes : Turdidae ), Artvin, Türkiye, 22 June 2022, coll. G. Eren (as shown in Fig. 2 ).

Remarks. The feather mite Proctophyllodes musicus is restricted to thrushes of the genus Turdus ( Turdidae ) and it has been reported from birds of this genus in Africa, Asia, and Europe (Atyeo and Braasch, 1966). Proctophyllodes musicus on the common blackbird, Turdus merula , is reported herein for the first time in Türkiye.

Figures

Figure 2. Mites of the family Proctophyllodidae—A. Pterodectes rutilus, male (scale bar: 100), B-C. Proctophyllodes musi- cus, male (scale bar: 200) and female (scale bar: 100).