A new quill mite species Syringophiloidus pseudonigritae sp. nov. is described using a
combination of morphological data and COI sequence data. The mite was found parasitizing
a Grey-headed Social-Weaver Pseudonigrita arnaudi (Bonaparte)(Passeriformes,
Ploceidae), which was captured in Tanzania and died in a German aviary.

A new species of quill mites (Syringophilidae) Syringophiloidus plocei sp. nov. parasitizing
Ploceus cucullatus (St. Muller)(type host), P. aurantius (Vieillot) and P. nigerrimus
(Vieillot)(Ploceidae: Passeriformes) in Gabon is described using external morphology and
DNA barcode data (the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I sequences (COI) and
D1–D3 region of the nuclear 28S rRNA gene). Females of S. plocei sp. nov. differ from S.
pseudonigritae by the length of setae ag3 190–230 (vs 145–160). The genetic distances …