A review of mites of the subfamily Speleognathinae (Acariformes: Ereynetidae) parasitizing respiratory tracts of birds in the Afrotropical region Author Skoracki, Maciej Author Schmidt, Karl-Heinz Author Marciniak, Natalia Author Marciniak, Martyna text Zootaxa 2018 2018-04-05 4403 3 401 440 journal article 30335 10.11646/zootaxa.4403.3.1 88bca5aa-d612-4ca7-9c2b-a6eb82b280e6 1175-5326 1212849 EBC0B6E0-7308-47F4-A10F-1AF8D012AD11 Boydaia buphagi Fain, 1961 Boydaia buphagi Fain, 1961a : 58 , fig. 18, 19, 22, 1963d: 56, 66, 76, fig. 16, 1971: 100, 104, fig. 17. Holotype in RMCA, examined. Type host: Buphagus africanus Linnaeus ( Passeriformes : Buphagidae ) from Rwanda. Diagnosis. Hypostome with 2 pairs of setae. Setae ve present. Setae vi situated posterior to level of setae si . Sensillae rod-like. Agenital series with 2 pairs of setae. Pseudanal series with 1 pair of setae. Number of leg setae: coxae 2–1–1–1, trochanters 1–1–0–0, femora 6–4–3–2, genua 4–4–3–3, tibiae 5–3–3–3. All setae on genu and tibia of leg I similar in shape. In larvae, antaxial and paraxial claws of leg I long, subequal, and sharp-ended. Host and distribution. Passeriformes (Buphagidae) : Buphagus africanus Linnaeus from Rwanda [Southern Prov., Butare] ( Fain 1961a ).