Abstract
A new feather mite species, Temnalges fulicae sp. n. (Psoroptoididae: Pandalurinae), is described from two species of coots, Fulica americana Gmelin, 1789 (type host), in Canada, and F. atra Linnaeus, 1758, in Denmark. The new species is close to other species of the genus associated with rails (Rallidae), especially to T. megalonyx Gaud, 1968, in having a long spur-like process on tibia III in males, and the prodorsal and hysteronotal shields separated by a wide area of striated tegument in females. Males of Temnalges fulicae are most clearly distinguished from T. megalonyx in having the opisthosoma rounded and without terminal and lateral clefts, and the adanal shields narrow and short. In females, the prodorsal shield has a convex posterior margin, the hysteronotal shield is roughly rectangular, and setae 4a extend to the bases of setae ps3. Additionally, we provide a world checklist and a key to Temnalges species.
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