Syringophilopsis fringilla ( Fritsch, 1958 )

Nattress, Barry & Skoracki, Maciej, 2009, A new species and further records of quill mites (Acari: Cheyletoidea: Syringophilidae) parasitic on birds (Aves) in England, Zootaxa 2133, pp. 49-54 : 52

Syringophilopsis fringilla ( Fritsch, 1958)

This species was described from Fringilla coelebs L. from Germany ( Fritsch 1958), and was recently reported from the type host from England ( Kethley 1970), Russia (Bochkov & Mironov 1998) and Poland (Skoracki 2004). The redescription of this species was provided by Skoracki (2004). In Fritsch’s paper, the author reported this species also from three passeriform host species: Carduelis carduelis (Fringillidae) , Passer montanus (Passeridae) , and Hirundo rustica (Hirundinidae) , all from Germany. Because all of Fritsch’s mite material is lost ( Kethley 1970) we were unable to examine specimens collected from the additional hosts. Additionally, whilst this species has previously been recorded in England ( Kethley 1970), the records have been lost (Dr. A. Baker, Natural History Museum, pers. comm.). Below we give data of S. fringilla from the type host in West Yorkshire, England.

Material examined. Three females from secondary quills of the chaffinch Fringilla coelebs L. ( Passeriformes : Fringillidae ), England, Bradley near Keighley, 53°55’N, 1°59’W, 27 October 2005, coll. D. Farr.