• Journal of Species Research
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• v.6 no.spc
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• pp.177-184
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• 2017

Two feather mites, Scutomegninia phalacrocoracis Dubinin and Dubinina, 1940 and Ptiloxenus major ($M{\acute{e}}gnin$ and Trouessart, 1884) are reported for the first time in Korea. Specimens of S. phalacrocoracis and P. major were collected from the great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo and great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus, respectively. The genera Scutomegninia Dubinin, 1951 and Ptiloxenus Hull, 1934 are also new reports for South Korea. Here, we provide morphological descriptions and illustrations of these two species. Additionally, we provide partial sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) as DNA barcodes.