Family ALLOPTIDAE Gaud, 1957
Introduction
The family Alloptidae includes 23 genera of mites that are found in the feathers of sea birds (Gaud & Atyeo 1996; OConnor 2009). Only four named species in three genera have been recognised in Australia, and a fourth genus is represented by an undescribed species. Many more species will be found when the feather mite fauna of Australian birds is surveyed more extensively.
General References
Gaud, J. & Atyeo, W.T. 1996. Feather mites of the world (Acarina, Astigmata) The supraspecific taxa. Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale Tervuren Belgique 277: Pt I, 1-193, Pt II, 1-436
OConnor, B.M. 2009. Cohort Astigmatina. pp. 565–657 in Krantz, G.W. & Walter, D.E. (eds). A Manual of Acarology. Lubbock, Texas : Texas Tech University Press Third edition, 807 pp.
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