<p class="Body"><strong>Two new species of feather mites (Acarina: Psoroptidia) from the Huet's fulvetta, <em>Alcippe hueti</em> (Passeriformes: Leiothrichidae), in China</strong></p>

• DOI: 10.11158/saa.26.1.9
• Publication Date: 2021-01-06T06:22:09Z
• Authors: Ioana Cristina Co...; Gabriel Bogdan Ch...; Rozalia Motoc; Daniel R. Gustafsson; Fasheng Zou; Xingzhi Chu; Costică Adam
• Keywords: Appendage

Two new feather mite species collected from the Huet's fulvetta, Alcippe hueti (Passeriformes, Leiothrichidae), in China are described: Proterothrix dinghushani sp. n. (Proctophyllodidae) and Trouessartia pauciseta (Trouessartiidae). Males of P. have a pair lateral hysteronotal sclerites closed pentagonal sclerotized frame postero-median part propodosoma. Females this sternum 1/4 total length epimerites, terminal cleft exceeds half lobar shield. Both sexes T. distinctive character, absence 3 pairs setae (d1, d2, e2), that clearly differs all previously known genus.