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Syringophilopsis veselovsky Skoracki, Antczak and Riegert, 2009 This species was recently described from Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines) (Passeriformes: Pycnonotidae) from Cameroon (Skoracki et al. 2009). Material examined: From secondary quill of Chlorocichla flaviventris (Smith) (Passeriformes: Pycnonotidae) (new host): 7 females, 1 male, 9 tritonymphs, 11 protonymphs and 10 larvae (AMU���SYR. 289), KENYA: Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Gede, Tree House Nature Trail, 3 0 17 ��� 48.18 ���S, 39 0 55 ��� 55.67 ���E, 39 m a.s.l., 16 December 2010, coll. M. Hromada and W. Wamiti. All material is deposited in the AMU except 2 females in the ZISP, 2 females in the NMK and 1 female in the MRAC. From secondary quill of Andropadus latirostris Strickland (Pycnonotidae) (new host): 10 females (AMU���SYR. 290), KENYA: Kakamega Forest National Reserve, Buyangu, Udo`s Campsite, 0 0 21 ��� 11.05 ���N, 34 0 51 ��� 50.12 ���E, 1598 m a.s.l., 21 November 2010, coll. M. Hromada and W. Wamiti. All material is deposited in the AMU except 2 females in the ZISP, 2 females in the NMK and 1 female in the MRAC., Published as part of Skoracki, Maciej, Hromada, Martin & Wamiti, Wanyoike, 2011, A new species and new host records of syringophilid mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) from passerines from Kenya, pp. 34-40 in Zootaxa 2922 on pages 38-39, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.200715, {"references":["Skoracki, M., Antczak, M., Riegert, J., Fainova, D. & Mikes, V. (2009 a) New species and new records of quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) inhabiting African passerines (Aves: Passeriformes). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 55, 123 - 137."]}

Picobia oritis Skoracki, Antczak and Riegert, 2009 This species was originally described from Cyanomitra oritis (Reichenov) (Passeriformes: Nectarinidae) from Cameroon. Material examined: From body quill of Cyanomitra olivacea (Smith) (Passeriformes: Nectariinidae) (new host): 2 females (physogastric form) (AMU���SYR. 288), KENYA: Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Gede, Tree House Nature Trail, 3 0 17 ��� 48.18 ���S, 39 0 55 ��� 55.67 ���E, 39 m a.s.l., 16 December 2010, coll. M. Hromada and W. Wamiti. All material is deposited in the AMU., Published as part of Skoracki, Maciej, Hromada, Martin & Wamiti, Wanyoike, 2011, A new species and new host records of syringophilid mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) from passerines from Kenya, pp. 34-40 in Zootaxa 2922 on page 40, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.200715, {"references":["Skoracki, M., Antczak, M., Riegert, J., Fainova, D. & Mikes, V. (2009 a) New species and new records of quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) inhabiting African passerines (Aves: Passeriformes). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 55, 123 - 137."]}

Syringophilopsis dicruri sp. nov. (Figs. 1���5) FEMALE. Total body length 1155 in holotype (1000���1070 in 2 paratypes). Gnathosoma. Infracapitulum apunctate. Hypostomal apex with 1 pair of short protuberances. Each medial branch of peritremes with 2 chambers, each lateral branch with 12���13 chambers. Length of stylophore and movable cheliceral digit 285 (280) and 210 (215), respectively. Idiosoma. Propodonotal shield sculptured and punctate near bases of setae vi, ve, and si, bearing bases of setae vi, ve, si, and c 1, setae se situated on or near this shield. Length ratio of setae vi:ve:si 1: 1.5���1.8: 3. Setae se situated anterior to level of setae c 1. Hysteronotal shields absent. Pygidial shield well developed, apunctate. Setae h 1 2.3 times longer than f 1. Genital setae g 2 1.4���2 times longer than g 1. Aggenital setae ag 1 and ag 3 subequal in length, both 1.8���2.3 times longer than ag 2. Length ratio of setae g 1:ag 2 1: 2.6���2.8. Coxal fields I���IV apunctate. Setae 3 c about twice longer than 3 b. Legs. Fan-like setae p��� and p��� of legs III and IV with 20���21 tines. Setae tc��� of legs III and IV slightly (1.2���1.3 times) longer than tc���III-IV. Apodemes I fused in anterior part of apodemes II. Lengths of setae: vi (145), ve (220���265), si 410 (445), se 430 (440���465), c 1 (465), c 2 (430), d 1 430 (400), d 2 405 (465), e 2 430 (445), f 1 205 (220���250), f 2 505 (480���505), h 1 465, h 2 495, ps 1 and ps 2 55 (50���55), g 1 55 (50���55), g 2 75 (115), ag 1 320 (340), ag 2 145 (155���180), ag 3 340 (315���400), l���RIII 75 (70���75), tc���III��� IV 70 (80���85), tc��� III���IV 90 (95���115), 3 b 105 (115), 3 c 195. MALE. Unknown. Type material. Female holotype and 2 female paratypes (SYR. 292) from secondary quills of Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein) (Passeriformes: Dicruridae), KENYA: Tsavo West National Park, Komboyo Campsite, 2 0 45 ��� 18.30 ���S, 38 0 06��� 55.25 ���E, 854m a.s.l., 9 December 2010, coll. M. Hromada and W. Wamiti. Type depositions. Female holotype and 1 female paratype are deposited in the AMU, 1 female paratype in NMK. Etymology. The name dicruri refers to the generic name of the host. Differential diagnosis. This new species belongs to the fringillae group and is morphologically similar to S. albicollisi Skoracki and Dabert, 2000 and S. melittophagi Skoracki and Dabert, 2001 described from meropid bird species (Coraciformes: Meropidae) from Togo (Skoracki & Dabert 2000, 2001) (see Table 1). In these three species, females have unequal in length terminal setae f 1 and h 1, setae vi are no longer than 150, and the apodemes of leg I are fused in anterior part of apodemes II. S. dicruri sp. nov. differs from the above mentioned species by the following characters. In females of S. dicruri, each medial branch of the peritremes has 2 chambers; the length of the stylophore is 280���285; setae se are situated anterior to the level of setae c 1 and setae f 1 are 205���250 long. In females of S. albicollisi and S. melittophagi, each medial branch of the peritremes has 4 and more chambers; the length of the stylophore is longer than 310; setae se and c 1 are situated at the same transverse level; setae f 1 are no longer than 160., Published as part of Skoracki, Maciej, Hromada, Martin & Wamiti, Wanyoike, 2011, A new species and new host records of syringophilid mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) from passerines from Kenya, pp. 34-40 in Zootaxa 2922 on page 35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.200715, {"references":["Skoracki, M. & Dabert, J. (2000) Syringophilopsis albicollisi, a new species of the quill mite of the family Syringophilidae Lavoipierre, 1953 (Acari: Prostigmata). Acarina, 8, 59 - 63."]}

Neoaulonastus bisetatus (Fritsch, 1958) This species was known only from Palaearctic region. N. bisetatus was recorded on several hosts of the genera Acrocephalus and Sylvia (Sylviidae): Acrocephalus arundinaceus (Linnaeus), A. dumetorum Blyth, A. paludicola (Vieillot), A. scirpaceus (Hermann), Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus), S. communis Latham and S. curruca (Linnaeus) (Skoracki 2011). Material examined: From quill of secondary feather of Acrocephalus palustris (Bechstein) (Passeriformes: Sylviidae) (new host): 7 females, 4 males, 1 tritonympha, 1 protonympha, 1 larva (AMU���SYR. 291), KENYA: Tsavo West National Park, Komboyo Campsite, 2 0 45 ��� 18.30 ���S, 38 0 06��� 55.25 ���E, 854 m a.s.l., 9 December 2010, coll. M. Hromada and W. Wamiti. All material is deposited in the AMU, except 2 females in the ZISP, 2 females in the NMK and 1 female in the MRAC., Published as part of Skoracki, Maciej, Hromada, Martin & Wamiti, Wanyoike, 2011, A new species and new host records of syringophilid mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) from passerines from Kenya, pp. 34-40 in Zootaxa 2922 on page 39, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.200715, {"references":["Skoracki, M. (2011) Quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) of the Palaearctic region. Zootaxa, 2840, 1 - 414."]}

Syringophilopsis nitens Skoracki and Dabert, 2001 To this time this species was known from Malimbus nitens (Gray) and Quelea erythrops (Hartlaub) from Togo (Skoracki & Dabert 2001; Skoracki & Sikora 2003). Material examined: From secondary quill of Ploceus vitellinus Vieillot (Passeriformes: Ploceidae) (new host): 2 females (AMU���SYR. 287), KENYA: Amboseli National Park, Headquarters Campsite, 2 0 44 ���08.20���S, 37 0 22 ��� 13.03 ���E, 1167 m a.s.l., 8 December 2010, coll. M. Hromada and W. Wamiti. All material is deposited in the AMU., Published as part of Skoracki, Maciej, Hromada, Martin & Wamiti, Wanyoike, 2011, A new species and new host records of syringophilid mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) from passerines from Kenya, pp. 34-40 in Zootaxa 2922 on page 39, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.200715, {"references":["Skoracki, M. & Sikora, B. (2003) Quill mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Syringophilidae) from African passeriform birds. Zootaxa, 129, 1 - 10."]}