Columbiphilus odontophoridus sp. nov. (Figs. 31–40) Description. FEMALE (physogastric form). Total body length impossible to measure. Gnathosoma: Hypostomal apex tapering. Peritremes M-shaped, each medial branch 6–7 chambers, each lateral branch with 10–11 chambers. Stylophore rounded posteriorly, apunctate, 270 (270–275) long. Infracapitulum apunctate. Podomers of palps punctate. Idiosoma: Propodonotal shield punctate, divided on two large shield bearing bases of setae vi, ve, si and se. Length ratio of setae vi:ve:si 1:2:3. Setae c1, c2 and se subequal in length. Hysteronotal and pygidial shields absent. Hysteronotal setae, d1, d2 and e2 subequal in length. Terminal setae f1 about 4 times longer than f2. Setae h1 short 4.5 times shorter than f2. Setae h2 long, slightly longer (1.3 times) than f1. Length ratio of aggenital setae ag1:ag2:ag3 1.4:1:1.4. Genital plate present. Genital (g1) and pseudanal (ps1 and ps2) as microsetae subequal in length. Coxal fields I–IV well sclerotized, I-II punctate. Setae 3c 3–3.5 times longer than 3b. Legs. Setae tc”III-IV slightly longer (1.4 times) than tc’III-IV. Lengths of setae: vi 75 (70–75), ve 140 (130–150), si 200 (195–220), se 200 (180–200), c1 220 (225–230), c2 220 (220–230), d1 (195), d2 (180–195), e2 (180–185), f1 295 (295), f2 70 (65–70), h1 15 (10–15), h2 380 (355–370), ag1 (125), ag2 90, ag3 125 (125), g1, ps1 and ps2 5, tc’III– IV 40 (40), tc” III–IV 55 (55), 3b (40), 3c 125 (115–135). MALE. Unknown. Type material. From quills of body feathers of Colinus leucopogon (Lesson) (Odontophoridae): female holotype (physogastric form) and 7 female paratypes (physogastric form) and 2 nymphs (AMU-SYR.322); COLOM- BIA, Bogota, no other data. Host specimen is deposited in the ZSM. Mites collected by M. Skoracki. Type deposition. All type material is deposited in the AMU except 1 female paratype in the ZSM. Additional material. From quills of body feathers of Colinus cristatus (Linnaeus) (Odontophoridae): 3 females (physogastric form) (AMU-SYR.321); SURINAM, Zanderij, 16 August 1964, coll. F. Haverschmidt. Mite material collected by M. Skoracki. All material is deposited in the AMU. From the same habitat and host: 1 female (AMU-SYR.321B); COLOMBIA, Cauca, Popayan, 9 October 1966, coll. L.E. Orozco. Specimen collected by M. Skoracki and deposited in the AMU. Etymology. The name of this new species refers to the family name of the host – Odontophoridae. Differential diagnosis. C. odontophoridus sp. nov. is morphologically similar to C. alectoris (Fain et al., 2000). In females of both species, the terminal setae f1 are distinctly longer than f2. This new species is distinguishable from C. alectoris as follows: in females of C. odontophoridus, the hypostomal apex is tapering and setae situated near the genito-anal opening (ps1, ps2 and g1) are as microsetae (no longer than 7). In females of C. alectoris, the hypostomal apex is rounded with shoulders and the length of setae situated near the genito-anal opening (ps1, ps2 and g1) is about 40.

Published as part of Skoracki, Maciej & Sikora, Bozena, 2011, Quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) associated with galliform birds (Aves: Galliformes), pp. 13-30 in Zootaxa 2966 on pages 27-29, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.278233