Syringophilopsis rusticus Skoracki, 2004

Pidhorna, Svitlana Ya., Chernychko, Kateryna J., Kivganov, Dmytro A., Trach, Viacheslav A. & Deli, Olga F., 2020, New and interesting records of quill mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Syringophilidae) of passerine birds of southwestern Ukraine, Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (3), pp. 213-223 : 218

Syringophilopsis rusticus Skoracki, 2004

Hosts and distribution – Swallow – Hirundo rustica (type host) ( Hirundinidae ): Poland, Ukraine (first record); Sand Martin – Riparia riparia (new host): Ukraine (first record) (Skoracki 2004, 2011; Glowska et al. 2015).

Material examined – From Hirundo rustica , 11.05.2005, 3 females [1]; Riparia riparia , 28.04.2004, 1 male, 1 female [1].

Differential diagnosis – This species is a representative of the turdi species group characterized by terminal setae f1 and h1 short, f2 and h2 long in females. Syringophilopsis rusticus differs from all congeners of turdi group occurring in Palaearctic by the following combination of characters: hypostomal apex with 2 pairs of protuberances; genital setae g1 and g2 shorter than aggenital setae ag2.

Remarks – This is the first record of this genus and species in Ukraine.