A systematiC review of the subfamily Syringophilinae (ACari: Syringophilidae) of the NearCtiC region. Part 1: quill mites assoCiated with passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) Author Skoracki, Maciej Author Spicer, Greg S. Author Oconnor, Barry M. text Zootaxa 2016 2016-02-29 4084 4 451 494 journal article 31454 10.11646/zootaxa.4084.4.1 da957853-f720-404d-b32c-1858a3b0108f 1175-5326 1052257 AD929587-1481-4D29-A62D-1E445D1D0546 Key to species of the genus Aulobia (females) * species occurring in the Nearctic region. 1. Setae vi and si subequal in length. Hysteronotal shield fused to pygidial shield............. A. dendroicae Kethley, 1970 * - Setae si 1.6–3 times longer than vi . Hysteronotal shield not fused to pygidial shield................................. 2 2. Each lateral branch of peritremes with 18–20 chambers............... A. cardueli Skoracki, Hendricks and Spicer, 2010 * - Each lateral branch of peritremes with max. 15 chambers...................................................... 3 3. Agenital setae ag2 shorter than 100................................................ A. leucostictus Skoracki, 2011 - Agenital setae ag2 longer than 120....................................................................... 4 4. Setae f1 longer than 90.................................................... A. virens Skoracki and Dabert, 2001 - Setae f1 shorter than 65................................................................................ 5 5. Length of setae si 85–105............................................................................... 6 - Length of setae si 150–230............................................................................. 7 6. Coxal fields I and II densely punctate. Lateral branch of peritremes with 14 chambers. Setae ve and si subequal in length.............................................................. A. stachyris (Bochkov, Mironov and Skoracki, 2000) - Coxal fields I and II sparsely punctate. Lateral branch of peritremes with 8–10 chambers. Setae si 1.5 times longer than ve .................................................................... A. nectariniae Skoracki and Glowska, 2008 7. Length of setae vi 45 –50. Infracapitulum densely punctate.................................................... 8 - Length of setae vi 65 –85. Infracapitulum sparsely punctate or apunctate......................................... 9 8. Total body length 985–1,030. Each branch of peritremes with 13–15 chambers...... A. sylviae Bochkov and Mironov, 1998 - Total body length 875. Each branch of peritremes with 7 chambers........ A. sylviettae ( Fain, Bochkov and Mironov, 2000 ) 9. Hysteronotal shield weakly sclerotized, posterior margin not reaching bases of setae e2 .................................................................................................. A. erythroptera Skoracki and Dabert, 2001 - Hysteronotal shield well sclerotized, posterior margin reaching bases of setae e2 ................................. 10 10. Length ratio of setae ag3 : f2 1:1. Hysteronotal shield apunctate................... A. cisticolae Skoracki and Sikora, 2003 - Length ratio of setae ag3 : f2 1:1.6. Hysteronotal shield punctate.............. .. A. anthreptes Skoracki and Glowska, 2008