Proterothrix caudacuta (Trouessart, 1899)

HALLIDAY, R. B., 2023, Prelude to a study of the feather mites of Australia (Acariformes: Astigmata), Zootaxa 5280 (1), pp. 1-73 : 26

Proterothrix caudacuta (Trouessart, 1899)

Trouessartia caudacuta Trouessart, 1899b: 34 .

Trouessartia caudacuta .— Canestrini & Kramer 1899: 120; Rainbow 1906: 186; Cleland 1922: 99; Radford 1953: 214, 1958: 127.

Proterothrix caudacuta .— Santana 1976: 119.

Host and locality in Australia: Lobivanellus lobatus , Australia ( Trouessart 1899b; Canestrini & Kramer 1899; Rainbow 1906; Cleland 1922).

Current name of host: Masked Lapwing, Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) ( Charadriiformes : Charadriidae ).

Notes. Most species of Proterothrix are associated with passerines,with a few species from kingfishers ( Coraciiformes : Alcedinidae ) and woodpeckers ( Piciformes : Picidae ) ( Mironov & Galloway 2021). The occurrence of this species on a charadriiform bird is probably a mistake or contamination.