| a drop in the bucket of the megadiverse chewing louse genus myrsidea (phthiraptera, amblycera, menoponidae): ten new species from amazonian brazil. | ten new species of myrsidea waterston, 1915 parasitic on members of the avian families formicariidae, thraupidae, tyrannidae, troglodytidae and icteridae are described herein. they and their type hosts are m. isacantha sp. n. ex chamaeza nobilis gould, m. circumsternata sp. n. ex formicarius colma boddaert (formicariidae); m. cacioppoi sp. n. ex lanio fulvus (boddaert), m. brasiliensis sp. n. ex tangara chilensis (vigors), m. saviti sp. n. ex tangara schrankii (spix) (thraupidae), m. rodriguesae ... | 2013 | 24471279 |
| two new species of the feather mite genus analloptes (trouessart, 1885) acariformes: astigmata: xolalgidae) from passerines (aves: passeriformes) in brazil. | two new feather mite species of the genus analloptes trouessart, 1885 (acariformes: xolalgidae) are described from suboscine passerines (passeriformes) in brazil: analloptes giganteus sp. n. from conopophaga lineata (wied) (conopophagidae) and a. cnemotricci sp. n. from cnemotriccus fuscatus (wied) (tyrannidae). these are the first analloptes species described from passerine hosts. within the genus analloptes, the two described species constitute a distinct species group characterized by the pre ... | 2014 | 25544285 |
| diet of the fuscous flycatcher cnemotriccus fuscatus (wied, 1831) - aves, tyrannidae - in three habitats of the northern pantanal, mato grosso, brazil. | the fuscous flycatcher (cnemotriccus fuscatus) is a medium-sized tyrannidae widespread in south america. despite its large distribution, there have been very few studies on its diet, especially in different habitats. this study presents data on diet variation in three habitats in the pantanal wetlands in the state of mato grosso, brazil. the specimens were captured through a mist-netting programme between february 2000 and may 2010, in the retiro novo farm, in the poconé municipality. birds were ... | 2013 | 24789401 |