Twenty three louse-flies, from a total of 45 specimens of Pseudolynchia canariensis examined, were found parasitised by mites of the species Myialges anchora and Ornithocheyletia hallae. These mites are recorded for the first time for the State of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. Data on levels of infestation, as well as on the topographical distribution of the mites on the body of the louse-flies are briefly discussed.
Dermicoles mites; louse flies; Phoresy; Brazil
