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Mironov S.V.1, Stefan L.M.2 2013. Redescription of the feather mite species, Zachvatkinia puffini (Buchholz, 1869) (Acariformes: Avenzoariidae), from its type host, the grey petrel Procellaria cinerea (Procellariiformes: Procellariidae) // Acarina. Vol.21. No.1: 27–37 [in English].

1 Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya embankment 1, Saint Peters­burg, 199034, Russia; e-mail: astigmata@zin.ru

2 Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio) i Departament Biologia Animal, Universitat de Barce­lona, Av. Diagonal 643, Barcelona, 08028, Spain; e-mail: laura.stefan@ub.edu

ABSTRACT: The feather mite species, Zachvatkinia puffini (Buchholz, 1869) (Acariformes: Avenzoariidae), the type species of the genus Zachvatkinia Dubinin, 1949, is redescribed based on specimens collected from its type host, the Grey Petrel Procel­laria cinerea Gmelin, 1789 (Procellariiformes: Procellariidae). Zachvatkinia robusta Mironov, 1991 syn. n. from P. aequinoctialis Linnaeus, 1758 is synonymized with Z. puffini.

KEY WORDS: Acariformes, feather mites, Avenzoariidae, Zachvatkinia, systematics.

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