Apodisyringophilus, Skoracki & Oconnor, 2010

Skoracki, Maciej & Oconnor, Barry, 2010, New taxa of quill mites (Acari: Cheyletoidea: Syringophilidae), Zootaxa 2341 (1), pp. 1-32 : 5

Apodisyringophilus gen. nov.

Diagnosis. FEMALE. Gnathosoma . Hypostomal apex smooth, without protuberances. Stylophore rounded posteriorly. Peritremes M-shaped with distinct chambers in longitudinal and transverse branches. Stylets of movable digits edentate. Idiosoma . Propodonotal shield entire. Propodonotal setae arranged 2–1–1–2. Hysteronotal shield fused to pygidial shield. Setae d1 situated closer to d2 than to e. Setae d1, d2 and e short. Setae f2 and h2 long, setae h1 and f1 short. Three pairs of aggenital setae present. Genital and pseudanal series with two pairs of setae each. All body setae smooth. Legs. Legs I-IV subequally thickened, legs II shorter than legs I, III and IV. Apodemes I parallel, fused to apodemes II, apodemes III and IV absent. Claws subequal in size and shape, without basal angle. Setae vsII and lGIV absent. Leg setae smooth.

MALE. Characteristics as in female except: propodonotal setae arranged 2–1–1–1–1; hysteronotal shield not fused to pygidial shield; setae d2 situated equidistant to d2 and e; two pairs of aggenital setae present; apodemes I slightly divergent, not fused to apodemes II.

Host order: Apodiformes .

Type species: Apodisyringophilus collocalius sp. nov.

Etymology. The name Apodisyringophilus refers to the order name of the host – Apodiformes and Syringophilus – type genus of the family Syringophilidae .

Differential diagnosis. This new genus is similar to Syringophiloidus Kethley, 1970 . In both genera, females have the smooth hypostomal apex, the lateral hypostomal teeth are absent, the stylophore is rounded posteriorly, the propodonotal shield is entire, the propodonotal setae are arranged 2–1–1–2, setae d1 situated closer to d2 than to e, setae f2 and h2 are long, setae h1 and f1 are short, two pairs of genital setae are present, three pairs of aggenital setae are present, and leg setae dGII and vsII are absent. This new genus is distinguished from Syringophiloidus by the following characters: in females of Apodisyringophilus gen. nov., hysteronotal setae d1, d2 and e are short, leg setae lGIV are absent, legs I and II are subequally thickened, and apodemes I are fused to apodemes II. In females of Syringophiloidus , hysteronotal setae d1, d2 and e are long, leg setae lGIV are present, legs I are thicker than legs II, and apodemes I are not fused to apodemes II.