New feather mite species (Acari, Astigmata) from the Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita and Yellow-crested Cockatoo C-sulphurea (Psittaciformes, Cacatuidae)
Two new genera and three new species of feather mites (Astigmata,Pterolichoidea, Analgoidea) are described from two closely related species of cockatoos, Cacatuagalerita (type host) and C. sulphurea (Psittaciformes, Cacatuidae): Astrolabelichus caudatus gen.nov., sp. nov. (Pterolichidae), Psittophagus lacunosus sp. nov. (Pterolichidae), and Cacatualgesmicrodiscus gen. nov., sp. nov. (Xolalgidae). The presence of the same set of mite species on thesetwo species of parrots points to a very close affinity of Cacatua sulphurea and C. galerita andgives additional support for the recent hypothesis of the conspecificity of these birds.
Dabert, J　Badek, A　Skoracki, M
Adam Mickiewicz Univ Poznan, Dept Anim Morphol, PL-61614 Poznan, Poland
Feather mites　 new taxa　 host-parasite relationships　 Cacatuidae　 GENERICGROUP ASTIGMATA　 PARROTS AVES　 PTEROLICHIDAE　 PSITTACIDAE　 GAUD TAXA GEN.
