Chenophila Kethley, 1970

Skoracki, Maciej, 2011, Quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) of the Palaearctic region 2840, Zootaxa 2840 (1), pp. 1-414 : 267

Genus: Chenophila Kethley, 1970

Chenophila Kethley, 1970: 37 .

Type species: Chenophila branta Kethley, 1970 by original designation.

Diagnosis. FEMALE. Medium-sized quill mites (length 645–820). Gnathosoma . Hypostomal apex with pair of small protuberances. Two pairs of hypostomal lips present. Lateral hypostomal teeth absent. Peritremes M-shaped, with clearly visible chambers in each branch. Movable cheliceral digit dentate and with 1–3 teeth. Stylophore rounded posteriorly. Idiosoma . Dorsal setae beaded. Propodonotal shield entire, without pocket-like structures, bearing bases of setae vi, ve, si, se and c1. Six pairs of propodonotal setae present arranged 2–1–1–2. Hysteronotal shield fused to pygidial shield. Setae d1, d2, e2 medium-sized, setae f1, h1 and f2 short, h2 long. Genital and pseudanal series with 2 pairs of setae, each. Aggenital series with 3 pairs of setae. Legs. Leg I thicker than II–IV. Apodemes I divergent, not fused to apodemes II, both apodemes different in size and shape. Antaxial and paraxial members of claw pair subequal in size and shape, basal angles absent. Legs with full complement of setae.

MALE. Unknown.

Host range. Mites of this genus are associated with anseriform birds ( Anseriformes ) of the family Anatidae .

Habitat. Quills of covert feathers.

Species included. At present, only 2 named species are known. One of them, Chenophila branta is known from the Nearctic region, the second, Ch. kanduli from the Palaearctic region.