Galliphilopsis Skoracki and Sikora, 2004

Skoracki, Maciej & Sikora, Bozena, 2011, Quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) associated with galliform birds (Aves: Galliformes), Zootaxa 2966, pp. 13-30 : 19

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.278233
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D987CD-FFF5-FFDC-FF61-F9F6FCFEF8CD
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scientific name	Galliphilopsis Skoracki and Sikora, 2004
status

Treatment

Galliphilopsis Skoracki and Sikora, 2004 b: 380 .

Type species: Galliphilopsis francolinus Skoracki and Sikora, 2004 by original designation.

Until now, this genus included three species known to occur only in phasianid hosts ( Phasianidae ): G. bochkovi , G. francolinus and G. lophurus (Skoracki & Sikora 2005) . Females of the Galliphilopsis , are small syringophilids inhabiting only small quills of covert and body feathers.

References

Skoracki, M. & Sikora, B. (2004) A new genus and four new species of quill mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Syringophilidae) from phasianid birds (Galliformes: Phasianidae). Parasite, 11, 379 - 386.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Arachnida
Order	Trombidiformes
Family	Syringophilidae

Galliphilopsis Skoracki and Sikora, 2004

Skoracki, Maciej & Sikora, Bozena 2011

2011

Galliphilopsis

Skoracki 2004: 380

2004

Specimens