Abstract
A new species Meitingsunes caprimulgus sp. nov. (Acari: Syringophilidae) from Chordeiles minor (Forster) (Caprimulgiformes: Caprimulgidae) in Colombia is described. This is the first syringophilid record from birds of the order Caprimulgiformes. Up to now, members of the genus Meitingsunes Glowska and Skoracki, 2010 have been recorded only from birds of the order Columbiformes. Because, there is no evidence of direct phylogenetical links between the orders Caprimulgiformes and Columbiformes, the record of M. caprimulgus sp. nov. on the nightjar can be considered as an example of host-shift.http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4C96B5A2-2379-44AD-BE0A-A926605A150B
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