First record of parasitic quill mites of the family Syringophilidae (Acari: Prostigmata: Cheyletoidea) on an avian representative of the order Caprimulgiformes

Skoracki, Maciej; Kaszewska, Katarzyna; Unsoeld, Markus; Skorupski, Maciej

doi:10.1080/01647954.2015.1014413

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“…The genus Meitingsunes comprises nine described species where eight of them are exclusively associated with pigeons and doves infesting birds belonging to two subfamilies Columbinae and Raphinae (28 infested species in total) [ 45 ]. However, only one species of this genus, M. caprimulgus, has been noted from the phylogenetically distant clade of nightjars (Caprimulgiformes) [ 50 ]. Because birds belonging to the order Caprimulgiformes are extremely poorly examined (with only one host record), the status of Meitingsunes on nightjars is still unclear.…”

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Global Studies of the Host-Parasite Relationships between Ectoparasitic Mites of the Family Syringophilidae and Birds of the Order Columbiformes

Kaszewska-Gilas

Kosicki

Hromada

et al. 2021

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The quill mites belonging to the family Syringophilidae (Acari: Prostigmata: Cheyletoidea) are obligate ectoparasites of birds. They inhabit different types of the quills, where they spend their whole life cycle. In this paper, we conducted a global study of syringophilid mites associated with columbiform birds. We examined 772 pigeon and dove individuals belonging to 112 species (35% world fauna) from all zoogeographical regions (except Madagascan) where Columbiformes occur. We measured the prevalence (IP) and the confidence interval (CI) for all infested host species. IP ranges between 4.2 and 66.7 (CI 0.2–100). We applied a bipartite analysis to determine host–parasite interaction, network indices, and host specificity on species and whole network levels. The Syringophilidae–Columbiformes network was composed of 25 mite species and 65 host species. The bipartite network was characterized by a high network level specialization H2′ = 0.93, high nestedness N = 0.908, connectance C = 0.90, and high modularity Q = 0.83, with 20 modules. Moreover, we reconstructed the phylogeny of the quill mites associated with columbiform birds on the generic level. Analysis shows two distinct clades: Meitingsunes + Psittaciphilus, and Peristerophila + Terratosyringophilus.

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“…In 2011–2020, numerous taxonomic studies added five new quill mite species associated with birds from order Columbiformes. Currently, only one species of the letter genus, M. caprimulgus , has been recorded from another bird order, such as Caprimulgiformes [ 50 ].…”

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Global Studies of the Host-Parasite Relationships between Ectoparasitic Mites of the Family Syringophilidae and Birds of the Order Columbiformes

Kaszewska-Gilas

Kosicki

Hromada

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“…2021). However, only one species of this genus, M. caprimulgus , has been recorded from the phylogenetically distant clade of nightjars (Caprimulgiformes) (Skoracki et al . 2015).…”

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“…The genus Meitingsunes encompasses nine described species, of which eight are exclusively associated with pigeons and doves and infest birds belonging to two subfamilies, Columbinae and Raphinae (28 infested species in total) (Kaszewska-Gilas et al 2021). However, only one species of this genus, M. caprimulgus, has been recorded from the phylogenetically distant clade of nightjars (Caprimulgiformes) (Skoracki et al 2015). Meitingsunes parasites associated with pigeons and doves include monoxenous parasites (associated with only one host species), oligoxenous parasites (associated with closely related host species, e.g., belonging to the same genus), mesostenoxenous parasites (associated with hosts from different genera but from the same host subfamily), and metastenoxenous parasites (parasitising hosts belonging to different dove subfamilies) (Kaszewska et al 2020a;Kaszewska-Gilas et al 2021).…”

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Quill mites of the family Syringophilidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) parasitising doves of the genus Turtur (Columbiformes: Columbidae)

Szymański,

Niśkiewicz,

Budka

et al. 2023

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Mites belonging to the Syringophilidae family are a cosmopolitan and taxonomically diverse group of obligate and permanent parasites. These mites inhabit and reproduce within the hollow quills (calamus) of the wing, tail, and contour feathers. This study presents the first field observations of quill mites parasitising doves of the Turtur genus distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. A total of 145 host individuals from all five Turtur species (i.e., T. abyssinicus, T. afer, T. brehmeri, T. chalcospilos, and T. tympanistria) were examined during ornithological surveys conducted in Ghana, Uganda, Mozambique, and Nigeria. All examined bird species were found to be parasitised by a single oligoxenous syringophilid species, Meitingsunes tympanistria Skoracki & Dabert. Previously, this mite species had only been recorded from T. chalcospilos and T. tympanistria and from Tanzania and Togo; thus, the remaining dove species and countries of origin represent new host and locality records for this quill mite species. In our study, 20 individuals (13.8%) of the Turtur genus were infested by quill mites, with prevalence ranging from 8.8% to 24.2%. Mites were found to inhabit only the quills of wing coverts. No relationship was observed between the host body condition of two analysed host species (T. tympanistria and T. chalcospilos) and infestation by M. tympanistria. The fact that M. tympanistria exploits all representatives of the genus Turtur suggests that this mite species invaded these birds before their radiation, dating back approximately 15 Mya (Middle Miocene).

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The mites of the genus Meitingsunes Glowska and Skoracki (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) associated with pigeons and doves (Aves: Columbiformes): taxonomic studies with description of two new species

Kaszewska

Skoracki

Hromada

2020

International Journal of Acarology

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First record of parasitic quill mites of the family Syringophilidae (Acari: Prostigmata: Cheyletoidea) on an avian representative of the order Caprimulgiformes

Cited by 4 publications

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Global Studies of the Host-Parasite Relationships between Ectoparasitic Mites of the Family Syringophilidae and Birds of the Order Columbiformes

Global Studies of the Host-Parasite Relationships between Ectoparasitic Mites of the Family Syringophilidae and Birds of the Order Columbiformes

Quill mites of the family Syringophilidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) parasitising doves of the genus Turtur (Columbiformes: Columbidae)

The mites of the genus Meitingsunes Glowska and Skoracki (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) associated with pigeons and doves (Aves: Columbiformes): taxonomic studies with description of two new species

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