New Record of Feather Mite,Neopteronyssus bilineatus Mironov, 2003 (Arachnida: Pteronyssidae), from a Grey-Capped Pygmy Woodpecker,Yungipicus canicapillus in Republic of Korea |
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Authors: | Yeong-Deok Han Anya Lim Seokwan Cheong |
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Affiliation: | Research Center for Endangered Species, National Institute of Ecology, Yeongyang 36531, Korea |
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Abstract: | This study intended to record a species of feather mite, Neopteronyssus bilineatus Mironov, 2003, (Arachnida: Pteronyssidae), from a grey-capped pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus canicapillus (Blyth, 1845), in the Republic of Korea. Mite samples were collected from the flight feathers of a woodpecker, preserved directly in 95% ethyl alcohol, and then observed by a light microscope after specimen preparation. Morphology of Neopteronyssus bilineatus is distinguished from other pici group species by opisthosoma part with 2 longitudinal bends, tarsal seta rIII 3 times longer than tarsus III in males, and 2 elongated hysteronotal plates extending beyond the level of setae e2 in females. In the present study, a species of feather mite, N. bilineatus, was newly recorded from Y. canicapillus in Korean fauna. |
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Keywords: | Neopteronyssus bilineatus grey-capped pygmy woodpecker feather mite Korea |
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