Syringophilopsis tyranni Bochkov et Galloway, 2004

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 : 298

Syringophilopsis tyranni Bochkov et Galloway, 2004

Until now this species has been known only from the type host, Tyrannus tyrannus (Linnaeus) (Passerifor- mes: Tyrannidae ) from Canada (Bochkov and Galloway 2004) and there were no other data since its description. Below, we give the records of three new hosts for S. tyranni .

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Two females from secondary quill (Ls2) of Myiarchus crinitus (Linnaeus) ( Passeriformes : Tyrannidae ); USA, Texas, Hood Co., Jones Ranch, 20 April 2005; G. Spicer coll. (GSS# 1672). All material deposited at NMNH. Four females from primary and secondary quills (Rp1, Ls1) of Myiarchus cinerascens (Lawrence) (Tyrannidae) ; USA, Texas, Jeff Davis Co., Fort Davis, 13 April 2005, G. Spicer coll. (GSS#1342). All material deposited at NMNH, except 1 female at AMU. One female and 4 nymphs from secondary quill (Rs5) of Tyrannus verticalis Say, 1823 (Tyrannidae) ; USA, California, Lake Co., N. Lake Pillsbury, 11 June 2003, G. Spicer coll. (GSS#1583). Two females from secondary quill (Rs7) of the same host species, locality, date and collector, (GSS#1582). All material from this host species deposited at NMNH, except 1 female at AMU.