Niglarobia Kethley, 1970

Skoracki, Maciej, Dabert, Jacek & Schmäschke, Ronald, 2006, Observations on the quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) from charadriiform birds, Zootaxa 1156, pp. 51-64 : 54-55

Genus Niglarobia Kethley, 1970

Type species: N. ereuneti Kethley, 1970

Species of this genus are small to medium sized mites (520–600 m) inhabiting quills of the primaries and secondaries of charadriiform and gruiform birds. This genus is most similar to the genus Aulobia Kethley (Kethley 1970; Johnston & Kethley 1973). Because some species belonging to the genus Niglarobia have characteristics not corresponding to the diagnosis of Kethley (1970), we give an emended diagnosis of this genus. A new species N. cursoriae sp. nov. from Cursorius temminckii Swainson is described.

Diagnosis

FEMALE. Hypostomal apex smooth, without protuberances. Lateral hypostomal teeth absent. Chelicerae edentate. Peritremes M­shaped, number of chambers in transverse and longitudinal branches variable. Stylophore rounded or slightly constricted posteriorly. Dorsal setae of idiosoma smooth or serrate. Setal pattern of propodosoma with 6 pairs of setae, setae sce and d 1 set at the same level or setae sce situated posteriorly to the level of setae d1. Dorsal shields weakly sclerotized, hysterosomal shield variable, present or absent. Genital and anal series with two pairs of setae, paragenital series with three pairs of setae. Epimeres I parallel or slightly divergent, not fused to epimeres II. All legs subequal in thickness. Setae vs’I absent or present, setae vs’II absent. Antaxial and paraxial members of claw pair subequal, basal angle of claws present or absent. Orders of hosts: Charadriiformes, Gruiformes. Types of feathers inhabited: primaries, secondaries and coverts.

MALE. As in female except dorsal setae of idiosoma smooth.