title: The morphology of juvenile stages of Bubophilus aluconis Nattress and Skoracki, 2009 (Acari: Syringophilidae) with a description of a male.
abstract: The morphology of juvenile and adult stages of the quill mite Bubophilus aluconis Nattress and Skoracki, 2009 parasitizing the Long-eared Owl Asio otus (Linnaeus) (Aves: Strigiformes) in Poland is described and illustrated. Poland is a new location and A. otus is a new host species for B. aluconis. A description of the male is presented for the first time for this quill mite species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Morphology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Biology, 89 Umultowska Street, 61-614 Poznan, Poland. skoracki@amu.edu.pl
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Skoracki
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kavetska
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oźmiński
authors.forename: Bozena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sikora
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D009758:Nymph; D011044:Poland; D013045:Species Specificity; D020305:Strigiformes / Q000469:parasitology*