Creagonycha

Skoracki, Maciej, Dabert, Jacek & Schmäschke, Ronald, 2006, Observations on the quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) from charadriiform birds, Zootaxa 1156, pp. 51-64 : 59

Key to the species of the genus Creagonycha (females)

1. Setae sci 6 times longer than vi .................................................... C. lara Kethley, 1970

­ Setae sci no more than 3 times longer than vi ............................................................... 2

2. Length ratio of setae vi:ve 1:1.2, fan­like setae p’ and p’’ of legs III and IV with 16–18 tines ...................................................................................... C. sternae Kivganov, 1995

­ Length ratio of setae vi:ve 1:1.7, fan­like setae p’ and p’’ of legs III and IV with 10 tines ........................................................................................... C. totana ( Oudemans, 1904)