| parasitic quill mites of the family syringophilidae (acariformes: prostigmata) associated with sub-saharan sunbirds (passeriformes: nectariniidae): species composition and host-parasite relationships. | we investigated the quill mite fauna of the family syringophilidae (acariformes: prostigmata) associated with sunbirds (passeriformes: nectariniidae) in the sub-saharan region. six hundred eleven host individuals belonging to 52 species were examined. syringophilid parasitization prevalence (44 hosts of 15 species) ranged from 1.4 to 75% in particular host species. in the collected material, we have found seven quill mite species and among them four are new for science: 1) aulobia afroanthreptes ... | 2018 | 30020479 |