Mironov S.V.1, González-Acuña D.A.2 2014. Two new species of the feather mite genus Amerodectes Valim et Hernandes, 2010 (Acariformes: Proctophyllodidae) from passerines (Aves: Passeri formes) of the New World // Acarina. Vol.22. No.1: 3–13 [in English].
1 Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya embankment 1, Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russia; e-mail: Sergei.Mironov@zin.ru
2 Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Concepción, Avenida Vicente Méndez 595, Chillán, Chile; e-mail: danigonz@udec.cl
ABSTRACT: Two new species of the feather mite genus Amerodectes Valim et Hernandes, 2010 (Proctophyllodidae: Pterodectinae) are described from passerines of the New World: Amerodectes tiaris sp. n. from the Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus (Thraupidae) from Cuba and A. zonotrichiae sp. n. from the Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis (Emberizidae) from Chile. A brief review of taxonomic works dealing with the Pterodectes generic complex is provided.
KEY WORDS: Feather mites, Acariformes, Proctophyllodidae, Amerodectes, systematics, Passeriformes.