Three new species of quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) parasitizing the wrens (Aves: Troglodytidae) Author Sikora, Bozena Author Fajfer, Monika Author Kavetska, Katarzyna Author Skoracki, Maciej text Zootaxa 2012 3167 57 65 journal article 45603 10.5281/zenodo.212830 9b54bf38-204c-43df-8134-095601bd66a1 1175-5326 212830 Genus Picobia Haller Members of the genus Picobia occupy only quills of body feathers. They are associated with three bird orders: Passeriformes (families Aegithalidae , Alaudidae , Corcoracidae , Corvidae , Fringillidae , Hirundinidae , Nectariniidae , Panuridae , Paradisaeidae , Pycnonotidae , Sturnidae , Sylviidae and Troglodytidae (a new host family for Picobia )); Piciformes (Picidae) and Upupiformes (Phoeniculidae) . This genus includes 20 species recorded from the Palaearctic, Australian, Ethiopian, Oriental and Neotropical regions ( Skoracki et al . 2010b ; Skoracki 2011, present paper).