Picobiinae

Skoracki, Maciej, 2011, Quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) of the Palaearctic region 2840, Zootaxa 2840 (1), pp. 1-414 : 326-327

Key to Picobiinae genera

(Females)

1. End of hysterosoma with pair of lobes. Movable cheliceral digit dentate, each with 3 teeth … / CUCULIFORMES /........................................................................................ Calamincola ( Casto, 1978)

– End of hysterosoma rounded, without lobes. Movable cheliceral digit edentate..................................... 2

2. Bases of setae vi and ve situated at same transverse level. Apodemes I parallel and with thorn-like sclerotization in middle part. Genital lobes present or absent. Physogastric female worm-shaped outline … / PASSERIFORMES , PICIFORMES , UPUPI- FORMES/........................................................................... Picobia Haller, 1878

– Bases of setae vi situated anteriorly to level of setae ve. Apodemes I divergent and without thorn-like sclerotization in middle part. Genital lobes absent. Physogastric female campanulliform or bulb-shaped outline............................. 3

3. Solenidia phi on tibia of leg I present. Hypostomal apex rounded or rounded with shoulders. Peritremes V-shaped with clearly visible chambers in vertical branches. Propodonotal shield divided longitudinally into 2 lateral shields, bearing bases of setae vi, ve, si and se. Pygidial shield absent. Bases of setae 1a-1a coalesced. Physogastric females campanulliform outline....... / COLUMBIFORMES , GALLIFORMES , PTEROCLIDIFORMES /.......... Columbiphilus Kivganov and Sharafat, 1995

– Solenidia phi on tibia of leg I absent. Hypostomal apex truncate. Peritremes wide U-shaped with clearly or weakly visible chambers in short vertical branches. Propodonotal shield entire and shirt-like or divided longitudinally into 2 lateral shields, bearing bases of setae ve, si, se and unpaired median shield bearing bases vi and c1. Pygidial shield present. Bases of setae 1a- 1a not coalesced. Physogastric females bulb-shaped outline................................................... 4

4. One pair of genital setae and 2 pairs of pseudanal setae present............ / PASSERIFORMES / … Rafapicobia gen. nov.

– Genital setae absent, 2 pairs of pseudanal setae present ... / PASSERIFORMES , PSITTACIFORMES , COLUMBIFORMES / ….................................................................................... Neopicobia gen. nov.