First record and morphology of Myialges caulotoon (Acari: Epidermoptidae) from Galapagos hosts

Hippoboscid flies were collected from wild birds on Santiago and Fernandina Islands, Galapagos, Ecuador in August 1985. An epidermoptid mite, identified as Myialges caulotoon, was found on Icosta nigra from Galapagos Hawks and on Olfersia sordida from Brown Pelicans and a Flightless Cormorant. This report is the first record of Myialges from the 2 birds endemic to Galapagos. It is also the first report to provide an identity of a species of Myialges from Galapagos hosts.