Mironov Sergey V, Literák Ivan, Sychra Oldřich, Capek Miroslav
Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia,
Syst Parasitol. 2011 May;79(1):63-70. doi: 10.1007/s11230-011-9293-z. Epub 2011 Apr 13.
A new feather mite species, Picalgoides giganteus n. sp. (Psoroptoididae: Pandalurinae), is described from the tawny-throated leaftosser Sclerurus mexicanus Sclater (Passeriformes: Furnariidae) in Costa Rica. Among the 10 species of Picalgoides Černý, 1974, including the new one, this is the third recorded from a passerine host; the remaining seven nominal species are associated with hosts of the order Piciformes. Brief data on the host-parasite associations of Picalgoides spp. are provided. Megninia megalixus Trouessart, 1885 from the short-tailed green magpie Cissa thalassina (Temminck) is transferred to Picalgoides as P. megalixus (Trouessart, 1885) n. comb.
