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Research Project: Systematics of Acari and Hemiptera: Plant Pests, Predators, and Disease Vectors

Location: Systematic Entomology Laboratory

Title: Chapter/FAMILY SYRINGOPHILIDAE Lavoipierre, 1953

Author
item BASSINI-SILVA, R. - Butantan Institute
item JACINAVICIUS, F.C. - Butantan Institute
item HERNANDES, F.A. - Sao Paulo State University (UNESP)
item Ochoa, Ronald - Ron

Submitted to: The Brazilian College of Veterinary Parasitology
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/5/2021
Publication Date: 4/16/2021
Citation: Bassini-Silva, R., Jacinavicius, F., Hernandes, F., Ochoa, R. 2021. Chapter/FAMILY SYRINGOPHILIDAE Lavoipierre, 1953. The Brazilian College of Veterinary Parasitology. 1(1):97-106.

Interpretive Summary: (Book Chapter)

Technical Abstract: The family Syringophilidae Lavopierre, 1953 (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Cheyletoidea) comprises quill mites and is divided into two subfamilies: Syringophilinae Lavoipierre, 1953 and Picobiinae Johnston & Kethley, 1973. The subfamilies are divided into 62 genera and around 400 species (Skoracki et al., 2012b; Glowska et al., 2015; Zmudzinski & Skoracki, 2018). These mites have a high degree of specificity, given that they are permanent obligate ectoparasites of birds. They are distributed in all zoogeographical regions except Antarctica (Skoracki 2011; Skoracki et al., 2012b). The species of the subfamily Syringophilinae can occur in different types of feathers, including primary, secondary, tertiary, cover or tail feathers.