Arif Cemal Özsemir

First record of Syringophiloidus glandarii (Fritsch) in Türkiye, with an updated overview of the quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) of Türkiye

Quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) are obligatory and permanent ectoparasites of birds inhabiting the inner part of the quill (calamus) of various types of feathers. These mites spend their entire life cycle inside the feather quills and are widely distributed among various bir...