Genus Mironovia Chirov and Kravtsova, 1995

Mironovia Chirov and Kravtsova, 1995: 370 .

Type species: Mironovia phasiani Chirov and Kravtsova, 1995 by original designation.

This genus includes five species exclusively associated with galliform birds from the family Phasianidae: M. coturnae, M. lagopus, M. pavodaptes comb. nov., M. phasiani and M. rouloul (Casto 1980; Chirov & Kravtsova 1995; Bochkov et al. 2004; Skoracki & Sikora 2004; Bochkov & Skirnisson 2010). Members of this genus are mediumsized quill mites and inhabit quills of tertials, coverts and body feathers.