Quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) of the Palaearctic region 2840 Author Skoracki, Maciej text Zootaxa 2011 2011-04-29 2840 1 1 414 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2840.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.2840.1.1 1175­5334 5289205 Genus: Creagonycha Kethley, 1970 Creagonycha Kethley, 1970: 34 . Type species: Creagonycha lara Kethley, 1970 by original designation. Diagnosis. FEMALE. Medium to large-sized mites (length 750–1120). Gnathosoma : Hypostomal apex smooth. Two pairs of hypostomal lips present. Lateral hypostomal teeth absent. Peritremes M-shaped, with clearly visible chambers in each branch. Movable cheliceral digit harpoon-like, each with 2 minute teeth. Stylophore rounded or constricted posteriorly. Idiosoma . All idiosomal setae smooth. Six pairs of propodonotal setae present arranged 3– 2–1. Propodonotal shield entire, without pocket-like structures, bearing bases of setae vi , ve , si and c1 . Hysteronotal shield absent. Setae d1 , d2 , e2 , h1 , h2 and f2 long, setae f1 short. Pygidial shield present. Two pairs of pseudanal and 2 pairs of genital setae present. Aggenital series with 3 pairs of setae. Legs . Legs I–IV subequal in thickness and with full complement of setae. Antaxial and paraxial members of claw pair subequal in size and shape, strongly recurved. Apodemes I divergent, fusion to apodemes II indiscernible, both apodemes similar in shape. FIGURE 198. Chenophila kanduli Bochkov , female. A , dorsal view; B , ventral view. FIGURE 199. Chenophila kanduli Bochkov , female. A , hypostomal apex; B , peritremes; C , propodonotal setae vi and ve ; D , fan-like setae p’ of leg III. MALE. Characteristics as in females except: total body length 800–860; movable cheliceral digit edentate; stylophore rounded or slightly constricted posteriorly; hysteronotal shield present or absent; setae d2 long or short, d1 , e2 , f2 short, h2 long. Host range. This genus is associated with charadriiform birds ( Charadriiformes ) of the families Scolopacidae and Laridae ( Table 16 ). Habitat. Quills of secondaries and coverts. Species included. At present only 3 species were described from the Nearctic (1 species) and Palaearctic (2 species) regions. The Palaearctic fauna includes Creagonycha sternae and C. totani .