Protonyssus proctorae (Mironov, Dabert & Ehrnsberger)
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| Carolina Parakeet Feather
Mite (Protonyssus proctorae) |
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| distribution: USA: Florida; Georgia; Illinois (?); Kentucky (?); Louisiana; Missouri (?); North Carolina; Ohio (?); South Carolina; Virginia; West Virginia |
| local name: - |
| size: (?) extinction date: ca. 1918 |
| This feather mite lived as a ectoparasite in the plumage of the Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis (L.)) and died out together with its only host. |
| References: - S. V. Mironov; J. Dabert; R. Ehrnsberger: Six new feather mite species (Acari: Astigmata) from the carolina parakeet Conuropsis carolinensis (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae), an extinct parrot of North America. Journal of Natural History, Volume 39(24): 2257-2278. 2005 |