QUILL MITES OF THE FAMILY SYRINGOPHILIDAE LAVOIPIERRE, 1953 (ACARIFORMES: PROSTIGMATA) PARASITIC ON BIRDS (AVES) OF THE FAUNA OF THE FORMER USSR

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Bochkov A. V. , Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya emb. 1, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia. Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA

Sergey V. Mironov, e-mail

Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Acknowledgments:

The present research was supported by the grant from the Russian Fundation for Basic Re-search, Grant № 97-04-48977 

Annotation:

A review of syringophilid mites of the former USSR living on birds is presented. 21 species of mites, belonging to 13 genera are recorded. Among them, 7 species are described as new for science. The presence of 8 species and 1 genus in the territory is proposed to be highly probable. Identification keys are provided for all genera and species recorded.

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