Three new species of quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) parasitizing the wrens (Aves: Troglodytidae) Author Sikora, Bozena Author Fajfer, Monika Author Kavetska, Katarzyna Author Skoracki, Maciej text Zootaxa 2012 3167 57 65 journal article 45603 10.5281/zenodo.212830 9b54bf38-204c-43df-8134-095601bd66a1 1175-5326 212830 Genus Syringophiloidus Kethley The taxonomically diverse genus Syringophiloidus Kethley includes 33 species associated mainly with passeriform birds of 20 families: Artamidae , Bombycillidae , Cardinalidae , Corvidae , Estrildidae , Emberizidae , Fringillidae , Hirundinidae , Icteridae , Laniidae , Oriolidae , Paridae , Parulidae , Passeridae , Ploceidae , Rhinocryptidae , Sturnidae , Turdidae , Thraupidae , and Troglodytidae . To date, only two species have been found on non-passeriform birds: S. cypsiuri Fain et al. described from Cypsiurus parvus (Lichteinstein) ( Apodiformes : Apodidae ) and S. carolae Skoracki et al . from Melanerpes formicivorus (Swainson) ( Piciformes : Picidae ). Members of this genus have been recorded from Palaearctic, Nearctic, Neotropic, Ethiopian, and Oriental regions ( Bochkov et al . 2011 ; Skoracki 2011). Representatives of Syringophiloidus are found inside feather quills of the secondaries, coverts of tertials and rectrices. This genus was recently divided into two units of species, the minor and glandari species-group. Species belonging to the minor group have the medial branch of peritremes with numerous bead-like chambers, whilst species from the glandarii group have 2–3 elongated chambers in the each medial branch of the peritremes (Skoracki 2011).