A New Feather Mite Species of the Genus Metanalges (Acariformes: Analgidae) from the Okinawa Rail, Hypotaenidia okinawae (Gruiformes: Rallidae), in Okinawa Island, Japan

The Okinawa Rail, Hypotaenidia okinawae (Yamashina and Mano, 1981), is a flightless bird restricted to the northern part of Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. A new feather mite species, Metanalges (M.) agachi sp. n. (Analgidae: Megniniinae), is described from the Okinawa Rail. The new species i...

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Main Authors: Tsukasa Waki, Sergey Mironov, Yumiko Nakaya, Takashi Nagamine, Satoshi Shimano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology 2024-04-01
Series:Species Diversity
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