New taxa of quill mites (Acari: Cheyletoidea: Syringophilidae) Author Skoracki, Maciej Department of Animal Morphology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, 61 - 614 Poznan, Poland. E-mail: skoracki @ amu. edu. pl Author Oconnor, Barry Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109 text Zootaxa 2010 2010-01-22 2341 1 1 32 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2341.1.3 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.2341.1.3 1175-5326 5308045 Apodisyringophilus collocalius sp. nov. ( Figs 1–12 ) Description. FEMALE ( Figs 1–6 ). Total body length of holotype 645 ( 605–640 in five paratypes ). Gnathosoma . Infracapitulum sparsely punctated. Each transverse branch of peritremes with 1–2 chambers, each longitudinal branch with 6–7 chambers ( Fig. 4 ). Stylet of movable digit 90 (90) long. Stylophore sparsely punctated, 130 (130) long. Idiosoma . Propodonotal shield well sclerotized, punctated, bearing bases of setae vi , ve , si, and c1 . Setae se situated near this shield and slightly posterior to level of setae c1 . Length ratio of setae vi : ve : si 1:1.5–1.9:9.5–11. Hysteronotal shield narrow ( Fig. 1 ), fused to pygidial shield, weakly sclerotized, striated. Setae d2 situated about 1.3 times closer to d2 than to e . Length ratio of setae d2:d1:e 1:1– 1.5:1–1.8. Setae h1 and f1 subequal in length. Setae h2 1.5–1.7 times longer than f2 . Aggenital setae ag1 and ag2 subequal in length, both slightly (1.1–1.2 times) shorter than ag3 . Genital setae g1 and g2 subequal in length, both short. Pseudanal setae ps2 1.3–1.5 times longer than ps1 . Genital plate weakly sclerotized, striae visible ( Fig. 5 ). Cuticular striations as in Figs 1 and 2 . Legs . Coxal fields of legs I–IV well sclerotized and punctated. Setae tc”III–IV 1.4–1.6 times longer than tc’III–IV . Fan-like setae p’ and p” of legs III and IV with 6 tines each ( Fig. 6 ). Setae 3c 3.6–3.8 times longer than 3b . Length of setae : vi 13 (13–15), ve 25 (20–25), si 125 (125–145), se 140 (145–155), c1 145 (145), c2 140 (130–135), d1 30 (25–45), d2 20 (25–30), e 35 (25– 55), f1 25 (20–25), f2 150 (155–170), h1 25 (20–25), h2 (250–270), ps1 25 (20–25), ps2 30 (30), g1 and g2 9 (9–11), ag1 125 (105–115), ag2 (95–115), ag3 150 (120–140), tc’III–IV 35 (30–35), tc”III–IV 50 (50–55), 3b (20–25), 3c (75–90), sc3 (30–45). MALE ( Figs 7–12 ). Total body length 435–450 in two paratypes . Gnathosoma . Infracapitulum punctated. Each transverse branch of peritremes with 2 chambers, each longitudinal branch with 8 chambers ( Fig. 9 ). Stylet of movable digit 90 long. Stylophore sparsely punctated, 100–105 long. Idiosoma . Propodonotal shield weakly sclerotized, margins indistinct, punctated, bearing bases of setae vi , ve , si and c1 . Setae se situated near this shield and anterior to level of setae c1 . Hysteronotal shield with indiscernible margins, striae visible, punctated. Setae d2 situated equidistant to d2 and e . Setae vi , ve , si , d1 , d2 , e and f short and subequal in length. Setae h 2.5 times longer than f . Setae ag1 about twice longer than ag2 . Pygidial shield small, restricted to ano-genital region ( Fig. 9 ). Cuticular striations as in Figs 11 and 12 . Legs . Coxal fields of legs I–IV punctated. Fan-like setae p’ and p” of legs III and IV with 5–6 tines each ( Fig. 10 ). Length of setae : vi , ve , si , d1 , d2 , e and f 10, se 10–25, c1 and c2 15–25, h 25, ag1 35–45, ag2 15–25. Type material. Female holotype , 7 female , 2 male paratypes ( BMOC 86–0923 – 9 ) ex. Collocalia esculenta (Linnaeus) ( Apodiformes : Apodidae ), THE PHILIPPINES : Leyete Is. , 4 km S, 1 km E. Inopacan , 50 m . elev. 28 May 1984 , coll. P.D. Heideman. Type deposition. All material is deposited at UMMZ . Additional material. Three females from the same host species, THE PHILIPPINES : Negros Oriental , 9 km N, 4 km W. Dumaguete. 600 m . elev., coll. J.S.H. Klompen (JSHK #83) . Etymology. The species name refers to the generic name of the host.