Three new species of Psilogamasus Athias-Henriot, 1969 (Acari, Parasitiformes, Parasitidae) from Southwest China

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Decomposing leaves · Topics: Study of Mite Species, Bird parasitology and diseases, Vector-borne infectious diseases

The present study reports three new species of Psilogamasus. Among them, one species, Psilogamasus brachysaccatus Jin & Yao, sp. nov. from the Xizang Autonomous Region, China, was described and illustrated based on adult females and males. Two species, Psilogamasus decemtrichus Ren & Yi, sp. nov. and Psilogamasus bidens Ren & Yi, sp. nov. from Yunnan Province, China, were described and illustrated based on females. Parasitus truncatus Tseng is transferred from the genus Parasitus to Psilogamasus. A key to the known species of Psilogamasus is provided.

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