taxonID	type	description	language	source
03C98794D4770A22FEBD4610FCF8F8DB.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. From quill of secondary of the Oriole Finch, Linurgus olivaceus (FRASER, 1842) (Passeriformes: Fringillidae); 7 females (Syr. 230), Western Africa, Cameroon, 05.12.2007, coll. J. Riegert. Specimens deposited: 4 females at AMU, 1 female at ZIN, 2 females at MRAC. Remark. The new host species for Syringophilopsis kirgizorum, the Oriole Finch, is the only species within the genus Linurgus (Carduelinae) which is common in African tropical mountain forests. Syringophilopsis kirgizorum found on this host is the first record of the quill mite of the genus Syringophilopsis found in both the Palaearctic and Ethiopian Regions. Our results also support the hypothesis that the Oriole Finch is a basal and distinct species, closely related to Carduelis and Rhodospiza (ARNAIZ-VILLENA et al. 2007).	en	Skoracki, M., Antczak, M., Riegert, J., Fainova, D., Mikes, V. (2009): New Species And New Records Of Quill Mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) Inhabiting African Passerines (Aves: Passeriformes). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 55 (2): 123-137, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12584793
03C98794D4740A2FFDE543DFFB53F8CF.taxon	description	Neoaulonastus zosterops SKORACKI, ANTCZAK et RIEGERT sp. n. (Figs 8 – 12) Female. Total body length of holotype 495 (500 – 530 in 6 paratypes). Gnathosoma. Hypostomal apex rounded, with 2 pairs of small and blunt-ended hypostomal lips. Each lateral branch of M-shaped peritremes with 2 chambers, each longitudinal branch with 4 – 5 chambers (Fig. 10). Cheliceral digit 90 (90 – 95), long. Stylophore rounded posteriorly, 130 (130 – 135) long. Subcapitulum, well sclerotized and sparsely punctured. Idiosoma. Propodonotal shield very weakly sclerotized, striations on whole surface visible and anterior and posterior margins indiscernible (Fig. 11). Setae sce and d 1 situated at same transverse level. Length ratio of setae ve: sci: d 1 1: 1: 8 – 10. Hysteronotal shield very weakly sclerotized, all margins indiscernible, situated between bases of setae d 2 and l 2. Bases of setae d 2 located half distance to l 1 compared to l 2. Setae l 1 1.4 – 1.8 times shorter than d 2 and 1.3 – 1.5 times shorter than l 2. Pygidial shield, well sclerotized in middle and posterior part, anterior margin not evident. Setae d 4 and d 5 subequal in length and about twice shorter than l 4. Length ratio of paragenital setae pg 1: pg 2: pg 3 1.4 – 1.6: 1: 1.8 – 2. Genital setae (g 1, g 2) subequal in length, and 1.7 times longer than anal setae (a 1, a 2). Cuticular striations as in figures 8 and 9. Legs. Coxal fields weakly sclerotized and sparsely punctured. Fan-like setae p ’ and p ” of legs III and IV with 6 – 7 tines (Fig. 12). Setae tc ” III – IV about 1.5 – 1.7 times longer than tc’III – IV. Setae cxIII 2 1.7 times longer than cxIII 1. Length of setae: ve 20 (20 – 30); sci 20 (20 – 30); h 155 (155 – 180); sce 180 (170 – 190); l 1 95 (80 – 105); l 2 115 (115 – 125); l 4 85 (70 – 80); l 5 260 (260 – 270); d 1 205 (195 – 205); d 2 130 (130 – 150); d 4 25 (20 – 30); d 5 25 (20 – 30); a 1 and a 2 15 (15); g 1 and g 2 25 (25); pg 1 60 (45); pg 2 45 (40 – 50); pg 3 90 (75 – 90); sc 3 25 (25 – 30); sc 4 20 (20 – 25); tc’III – IV 25 (20 – 30); tc ” III – IV 40 (35 – 40); cxIII 1 20 (20); cxIII 2 35 (35 – 40). Male. Not found. Type material. Holotype female, 6 female and 10 nymphal paratypes from quill of secondary of the African Yellow White-eye, Zosterops senegalensis BONAPARTE, 1850 (Passeriformes: Zosteropidae); Western Africa, Cameroon, 6.12.2006; coll. J. Riegert. Specimens deposited: holotype and 4 female paratypes deposited at AMU, 1 female paratype at ZIN, 1 female paratype at MRAC. Etymology. The name zosterops refers to the generic name of the type host, Zosterops senegalensis. Differential diagnosis. Neoaulonastus zosterops sp. n. is distinguished from	en	Skoracki, M., Antczak, M., Riegert, J., Fainova, D., Mikes, V. (2009): New Species And New Records Of Quill Mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) Inhabiting African Passerines (Aves: Passeriformes). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 55 (2): 123-137, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12584793
03C98794D47B0A2EFDD241A0FE5AFA5C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. From quill of secondary feathers of the Chubb’s Cisticola, Cisticola chubbi SHARPE, 1892; 8 females, 1 male, 3 nymphs; Western Africa, Cameroon, 01.12.2007; coll. J. Riegert. Specimens deposited: all material is deposited at AMU, except 2 female at ZIN and 2 females at MRAC.	en	Skoracki, M., Antczak, M., Riegert, J., Fainova, D., Mikes, V. (2009): New Species And New Records Of Quill Mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) Inhabiting African Passerines (Aves: Passeriformes). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 55 (2): 123-137, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12584793
