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Bird Mites

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Bird Mites

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link to poster of feather mites of Alberta (pdf)
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female Freyanidae
female Freyana largifolia (Freyanidae) from Blue-winged Teal, Alberta, Canada
homeomorphic male Freyanidae
homeomorphic male Freyana largifolia (Freyanidae) from Blue-winged Teal, Alberta, Canada
heteromorphic male Freyanidae
heteromorphic male Freyana largifolia (Freyanidae) from Blue-winged Teal, Alberta, Canada
female Xolalgidae
female Gymnalloptes sp. (Xolalgidae) from
American Coot,
Alberta, Canada
male Xolalgidae
male Gymnalloptes sp. (Xolalgidae) from
American Coot,
Alberta, Canada
male Avenzoariidae
male Scutomegninia microfalcifera (Avenzoariidae) from
Double-crested Cormorant, Alberta, Canada
psoroptoididae female
female Mesalgoides oscinum (Psoroptoididae) from Evening Grosbeak,
Alberta, Canada
male psoroptoididae
male Mesalgoides oscinum (Psoroptoididae) from Evening Grosbeak,
Alberta, Canada
male pteronyssidae
male Scutulanyssus sp. (Pteronyssidae) from
Bank Swallow,
Alberta, Canada
female pteronyssidae
female Neopteronyssus pici (Pteronyssidae) from Hairy Woodpecker, Alberta, Canada
male pteronyssus-pici
male Neopteronyssus pici (Pteronyssidae) from Hairy Woodpecker, Alberta, Canada
female krameralla
female Kramerella sp.
(Kramerellidae) from
Boreal Owl,
Alberta, Canada
female-Alloptidae
female Microspalax sp. (Alloptidae) from Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
male-pyroglyphid
male pyroglyphid from Madeiran Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro, Graciosa, Azores
female-Proctophyllodidae female Alaudicola bilobata (Proctophyllodidae) from introduced Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis, Tasmania, Australia
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Last Modified:2009-02-13