title: Two new quill mite species of the family Syringophilidae (Acari: Prostigmata) parasitising the house sparrow Passer domesticus (L.) (Aves: Passeriformes).
abstract: Two new quill mite species of the family Syringophilidae, Picobia passeri sp. nov. and Krantziaulonastus dubinini sp. nov., are described from quills of the body feathers of the house sparrow Passer domesticus (L.) (Passeriformes: Passeridae) from the European part of Russia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Morphology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, 61-614, Poznań, Poland.; Email: skoracki@amu.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Skoracki
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Morphology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, 61-614, Poznań, Poland.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Bozena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sikora
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005241:Feathers / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D046370:Sparrows