Charadriphilus Bochkov et Chistyakov, 2001

Skoracki, Maciej, Dabert, Jacek & Schmäschke, Ronald, 2006, Observations on the quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) from charadriiform birds, Zootaxa 1156, pp. 51-64 : 61

Genus Charadriphilus Bochkov et Chistyakov, 2001

Type­species: C. ludmilae Bochkov et Chystiakov, 2001

This genus is represented by small or medium sized mites (600–850 m) which morphologically appear to be most similar to the genus Aulobia Kethley. The genus Charadriphilus includes four species associated with birds of the families Scolopacidae (3 syringophilid species) and Charadriidae (1 species) ( Bochkov & Chystiakov 2001, Bochkov et al. 2004). All species of this genus, excluding the type species of the genus Charadriphilus , C. ludmilae Bochkov et Chystiakov, 2001 , were previously placed in the genus Charadriiaulobia Bochkov, Fain et Skoracki, 2004 syn. nov. (Bochkov et al. 2004). The generic diagnosis of Charadriiaulobia perfectly correspond to that of Charadriphilus and therefore, we consider here this genus as a junior synonym of Charadriphilus . Below, we present the material of Ch. gallinago comb. nov. from Poland (new locality), and the key to species of this genus.