Family TROUESSARTIIDAE Gaud, 1957

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Regional Maps

• Troussartiinae Gaud, J. 1957. Acariens plumicoles (Analgesoidea) parasites des oiseaux du Maroc. Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Naturelles et Physiques du Maroc 37: 105-136.

Introduction

The family Trouessartiidae includes about 100 species in 11 genera, most of which are in the genus Trouessartia (reviewed by Santana 1976). They occur in the wing and head feathers of a wide range of bird hosts (Gaud & Atyeo 1996; OConnor 2009). Only two species in a single genus are known from Australia, and one of these is of questionable identity. This is obviously a gross underestimate of the diversity of the Australian fauna. Many more species in this family will be discovered when the Australian fauna of feather mites 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.

Santana, F.J. 1976. A review of the genus Trouessartia. Journal of Medical Entomology Supplement 1: 1-128

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