Syringophilopsis dendroicae Bochkov et Galloway, 2001

Maciej Skoracki, Maureen E. Flannery & Greg S. Spicer, 2008, Quill mites of the genus Syringophilopsis Kethley, 1970 (Acari: Syringophilidae) from North American birds, Folia Parasitologica 55, pp. 291-300 : 299

Syringophilopsis dendroicae Bochkov et Galloway, 2001

This species was described from Dendroica coronata Linnaeus ( Passeriformes : Parulidae ) from Canada ( Bochkov and Galloway 2001) and there were no other data since the original description. Below, we give re- cords of two new hosts: Dendroica graciae Baird and Wilsonia pusilla (Wilson) from the USA.

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Three females and 2 nymphs from primary quill (Rp2) of Dendroica graciae Baird ( Passeriformes : Parulidae ); USA, Texas, Jeff Davis Co., Fort Davis, 12 April 2005, G. Spicer coll. (Rp2, GSS #1614). All material deposited at NMNH, except 1 female at AMU. Two females, 4 males and 1 nymph from primary quills (Lp3,4) of the same host species and locality, 14 April 2005, G. Spicer coll. (GSS#1593). All material deposited at NMNH, except 1 female and 1 male at AMU. Six females, 2 males and 6 nymphs from primary quill (Rp6) of Wilsonia pusilla (Wilson) (Parulidae) ; USA, California, Sierra Co., Beartrap Meadow, 4 August 2005, G. Spicer coll. (GSS#1447). Four nymphs from primary quill (Rp8) of the same host species, locality, date and collector, (GSS#1455). All material from this host species deposited at NMNH, except 1 female and 1 male at AMU.