title: Neoaulonastus grewlingi sp. nov. (Prostigmata: Cheyletoidea: Syringophilidae) a new quill mite species parasitizing Falcunculus frontatus (Passeriformes: Falcunculidae) in Australia.
abstract: A new quill mite species Neoaulonastus grewlingi sp. nov. parasitizing Australian endemic Falcunculus frontatus (Latham) (Passeriformes: Falcunculidae) is described. This new species differs from N. caligatus Skoracki by the following characters: apunctate pygidial shield and coxal fields I-IV, setae c1 1.4 times longer than d1, and lengths of setae ve 20, si 15-25, se 155-175 and c2 145-155. This is the first record of syringophilid mites from hosts of the family Falcunculidae and first register of Neoaulonastus genus in Australian region.
authors: Department of Animal Morphology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, 61-614, Poznań, Poland. glowska@amu.edu.pl
authors: Eliza
authors: E
authors: Glowska
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D046109:Passeriformes / Q000469:parasitology*