Syringophilopsis blaszaki Skoracki & Dabert, 1999

Pidhorna, Svitlana Ya., Chernychko, Kateryna J., Kivganov, Dmytro A., Trach, Viacheslav A. & Deli, Olga F., 2020, New and interesting records of quill mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Syringophilidae) of passerine birds of southwestern Ukraine, Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (3), pp. 213-223 : 216-217

Syringophilopsis blaszaki Skoracki & Dabert, 1999

Hosts and distribution – Tree Pipit – Anthus trivialis (type host) ( Motacillidae ): Poland, Russia, Ukraine (first record); Meadow Pipit – Anthus pratensis : Slovakia ( Skoracki and Dabert 1999; Skoracki 2011; Klimovičová and Hromada 2014; Glowska et al. 2015).

Material examined – From Anthus trivialis , 10.05.2004, 5 females [1]; same host, 27.04.2005, 21 males, 19 females [1]; same host, 28.04.2005, 8 males, 15 females [1]; same host, 01.05.2005, 4 males, 18 females [1]; same host, 28.05.2005, 4 females [1].

Differential diagnosis – This species is a representative of the elongatus species group characterized by terminal setae f1 and h1 long, and subequal to f2 and h 2 in females. Syringophilopsis blaszaki differs from all congeners of elongatus group occurring in Palaearctic by the following combination of characters: genital setae long, subequal to aggenital setae ag2 or no more than twice shorter than ag2; hysteronotal shields present; fan-like setae p’ and p” of legs III and IV with 12–14 tines; length of setae ag2 and g2 290–300 and 295–305, respectively; pygidial shield distinctly punctate.

Remarks – This is the first record of this species in Ukraine.