Mesalges hirsutus
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Mesalges hirsutus Trouessart, 1899
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Mesalges hirsutus is an acarid feather mite. It is a parasite of birds including several parrot species and the Mascarene martin of Madagascar.[1][2]
References
- ^ Gaut, Jean (1952). "Sarcoptides plumicoles des oiseaux de Madagascar". Mémoires de l'Institut scientifique de Madagascar: Biologie animale (in French). 7: 81–107.
- ^ Schöne, Richard; Schmidt, Volker; Sachse, Margit; Schmöschke, Ronald (2009). "Federmilben bei Papageienvögeln" (PDF). Papageien (in German). 22 (2): 55–61.