Feather mites (Acari: Analgoidea) from the Moustached Warbler, Acrocephalus melanopogon (Passeriformes: Acrocephalidae) in Bulgaria

Abstract

For the first time in Bulgaria Moustached Warbler, Acrocephalus melanopogon (Temminck, 1823) is studied as a host of feather mites. As a result, three feather mite species - Trouessartia bifurcata (Trouessart, 1884), Trouessartia mironovi Constantinescu, 2013 and Proctophyllodes sp. were identified. One of these species - T. mironovi is reported as a new for the Bulgarian fauna.

Keywords

• feather mites
• acrocephalus melanopogon
• bulgaria