New and interesting records of quill mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Syringophilidae) of passerine birds of southwestern Ukraine Author Pidhorna, Svitlana Ya. . Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University, Odessa, Ukraine; E-mails: spb 1981 @ ukr. net, chernichko _ katarina @ ukr. net, kivganov @ onu. edu. ua, vatrach @ gmail. com, delijka @ ukr. net Author Chernychko, Kateryna J. . Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University, Odessa, Ukraine; E-mails: spb 1981 @ ukr. net, chernichko _ katarina @ ukr. net, kivganov @ onu. edu. ua, vatrach @ gmail. com, delijka @ ukr. net Author Kivganov, Dmytro A. . Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University, Odessa, Ukraine; E-mails: spb 1981 @ ukr. net, chernichko _ katarina @ ukr. net, kivganov @ onu. edu. ua, vatrach @ gmail. com, delijka @ ukr. net Author Trach, Viacheslav A. . Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University, Odessa, Ukraine; E-mails: spb 1981 @ ukr. net, chernichko _ katarina @ ukr. net, kivganov @ onu. edu. ua, vatrach @ gmail. com, delijka @ ukr. net &. Ukrainian I. I. Mechnikov Anti-Plague Research Institute of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Odessa, Ukraine Author Deli, Olga F. . Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University, Odessa, Ukraine; E-mails: spb 1981 @ ukr. net, chernichko _ katarina @ ukr. net, kivganov @ onu. edu. ua, vatrach @ gmail. com, delijka @ ukr. net text Persian Journal of Acarology 2020 2020-07-15 9 3 213 223 journal article 10.22073/pja.v9i3.60299 2251-8169 4635212 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 .