Pterodectes
Creators: name: Reeves, Will K.
name: Durden, Lance A.
name: Ritzi, Christopher M.
name: Beckham, Katy R.
name: Super, Paul E
name: Oconnor, Barry M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Astigmata
Proctophyllodidae
Pterodectes

description: Pterodectes n. spp.
Ex Bombycilla cedrorum (cedar waxwing): NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 24 May 2002, P. Super.
Ex Catharus fuscescens (veery): NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 24 May 2003, P. Super; NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 28 Jun. 2003, P. Super; NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 29 May 2004, P. Super; NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 12 Jun. 2004, P. Super.
Ex Catharus minimus / bicknelli (gray­cheeked thrush/ Bicknell's): TN, Blount Co., Tremont, 3 Aug. 2003, P. Sup e r.
Ex Dendroica caerulescens (black­throated blue warbler): NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 2 Aug. 2003, P. Super; NC, Swain Co., Indian Gap, 5 Aug 2005, P. Super.
Ex Dendroica pensylvanica (chestnut­sided warbler): NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 18 Jun. 2002, P. Super; NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 1 Aug. 2002, P. Super;; NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 19 Jun. 2003, P. Super; NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 3 Jun. 2004, P. Super; NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 4 May 2006, P. Super; NC, Swain Co., Newfound Gap, 12 May 2006, P. Super.
Ex Dumetella carolinensis (catbird): NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 8 Jun. 2002, P. Super; NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 26 Jun. 2002, P. Super; NC, Swain Co., Oconaluftee, 15 May 2003, P. Super; NC, Swain Co., Oconaluftee, 8 May 2004, P. Super; NC, Swain Co., Oconaluftee, 14 May 2004, P. Super; NC, Swain Co., Oconaluftee, 13 May 2005, P. Super; NC, Swain Co., Indian Gap, 5 Aug. 2005, P. Super.
Ex Empidonax minimus (least flycatcher): NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 8 Jun. 2002, P. Super; NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 27 May 2005, P. Super.
Ex Hylocichla mustelina (wood thrush): TN, Blount Co., Tremont, 19 Jun. 2002, P. Super; TN, Blount Co., Tremont, 11 Jul. 2002, P. Super; NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 17 Jun 2006, P. Super.
Ex Geothylpis trichas (common yellowthroat): NC, Swain Co., Oconaluftee, 14 May 2005, P. Super.
Ex Helmitheros vermivorus (worm­eating warbler): NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 6 Jul. 2006, P. Super.
Ex Mniotilta varia (black and white warbler): NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 6 Jun. 2005, P. Super; NC, Swain Co., Oconaluftee, 8 Jul. 2005, P. Super.
Ex Pheucticus ludovicianus (rose­breasted grosbeak): NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 11 Jun. 2005, P. Super.
Ex Seiurus aurocapillus (ovenbird): NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 24 May 2002, P. Super; NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 8 Jul. 2002, P. Super; NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 24 May 2003, P. Super; NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 2 Aug. 2003, P. Super.
Ex Seiurus motacilla (Louisiana waterthrush): TN, Blount Co., Tremont, 20 Jul. 2004, P. Super.
Ex Spizella passerina (chipping sparrow): NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 8 Jun. 2002, P. Super; NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 5 Jul. 2002, P. Super; NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 9 May 2003, P. Super; NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 19 Jul. 2003, P. Super.
Ex Toxostoma rufum (brown thrasher): NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 18 Jun. 2002, P. Super; NC, Swain Co., Oconaluftee, 15 May 2003, P. Super; NC, Swain Co., Oconaluftee, 11 Jul. 2003, P. Super. Ex Vireo griseus (white­eyed vireo): NC, Swain Co., Oconaluftee, 8 May 2004, P. Super; NC, Swain Co., Oconaluftee, 14 May 2005, P. Super.
At least ten new species of Pterodectes were collected from birds in the Park.
description: Published as part of Reeves, Will K., Durden, Lance A., Ritzi, Christopher M., Beckham, Katy R., Super, Paul E & Oconnor, Barry M., 2007, Ectoparasites and other ectosymbiotic arthropods of vertebrates in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA, pp. 31-68 in Zootaxa 1392 on pages 56-57, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273680