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Genus Gunabopicobia Skoracki and Hromada, 2013 Gunabopicobia Skoracki and Hromada, 2013: 196. Type species: Picobia zumpti Lawrence, 1959, by original designation. Diagnosis. FEMALE. Hypostomal apex bumpy. Peritremes V-shaped. Setae vi situated anterior to level of setae ve. Propodonotal shield divided into 2 wide lateral shields bearing bases of setae vi, ve, si and se, and large unpaired medial shield bearing bases of setae c1. Opisthonotal and genital lobes absent. Bases of setae 1a coalesced. Pseudanal setal series represented by 2 pairs. Genital setae absent. Apodemes I without thorn-like protuberances. Legs with full complement of solenidia. Physogastric form with distinctly enlarged idiosoma, worm-shaped in outline. MALE. Features as in females except: peritremes M-shaped; propodonotal shield entire, bearing bases of all propodonotal setae except c2; genital setal series represented by 2 pairs. Species included. Two species: G. masalaje Kaszewska et al., 2014 and G. zumpti (Lawrence, 1959). Host range. Columbiformes: Columbidae. Distribution. Afrotropical (South Africa), Nearctic (USA), Oceanian (Papua New Guinea), Oriental (Indonesia), and Palaearctic (Poland) regions., Published as part of Skoracki, Maciej, Sikora, Bozena & Spicer, Greg S., 2016, A review of the subfamily Picobiinae Johnston and Kethley, 1973 (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Syringophilidae), pp. 1-95 in Zootaxa 4113 (1) on page 26, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4113.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/271508, {"references":["Skoracki, M. & Hromada, M. (2013) A review of picobiine mites (Acari: Syringophilidae: Picobiinae) parasitising African birds. Folia Parasitologica, 60, 192 - 212. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.14411 / fp. 2013.022","Lawrence, R. F. (1959) New mite parasites of African birds. Parasitology, 49, 425 - 427. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1017 / S 0031182000026950","Kaszewska, K., Kavetska, K. & Skoracki, M. (2014) Two new species of quill mites of the family Syringophilidae (Acariformes: Cheyletoidea) associated with treronine doves (Columbiformes: Columbidae: Treroninae). Zootaxa, 3846 (2), 293 - 300. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3846.2.9"]}

Gunabopicobia masalaje Kaszewska, Kavetska and Skoracki, 2014 (Figs. 18, 19 and 20 A–D) Gunabopicobia masalaje Kaszewska et al., 2014: 294, figs. 1–3. Types deposited in AMU, ZISP and ZSM, examined. Type host: Ptilinopus iozonus Gray (Columbiformes: Columbidae). Type locality: Papua New Guinea. Host range and distribution. Mesostenoxenous species associated with columbiform birds of the family Columbidae (Columbiformes): Ducula luctuosa (Temminick) and D. rosacea (Temminick) both from from Indonesia, D. pistrinaria Bonaparte, D. rufigaster (Quoy and Gaimard), D. spilorrhoa (Gray), and Ptilinopus iozonus Gray all from Papua New Guinea (Kaszewska et al. 2014)., Published as part of Skoracki, Maciej, Sikora, Bozena & Spicer, Greg S., 2016, A review of the subfamily Picobiinae Johnston and Kethley, 1973 (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Syringophilidae), pp. 1-95 in Zootaxa 4113 (1) on page 26, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4113.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/271508, {"references":["Kaszewska, K., Kavetska, K. & Skoracki, M. (2014) Two new species of quill mites of the family Syringophilidae (Acariformes: Cheyletoidea) associated with treronine doves (Columbiformes: Columbidae: Treroninae). Zootaxa, 3846 (2), 293 - 300. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3846.2.9"]}

Gunabopicobia zumpti (Lawrence, 1959) (Figs. 20 H, I) Syringophilus zumpti Lawrence, 1959: 425, fig. 5. Types deposited in NMSA, not examined. Picobia zumpti, Kethley 1970: 65, fig. 37; Skoracki & Dabert 2002: 144; Skoracki et al. 2004: 171; Bochkov et al. 2005: 122, figs.1–3. Neopicobia zumpti, Skoracki 2011: 384. Gunabopicobia zumpti, Skoracki & Hromada 2013: 197, fig. 3. Type host: Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall) (Columbiformes: Columbidae). Type locality: South Africa. Additional material. One female (PF) and 1 male from Columba livia (Columbiformes: Columbidae), POLAND: Wielkopolskie, Poznan, 21 December 2010, coll. T. Tymcio, all material in AMU; 1 female (NPF) from same host species, USA: Massachusetts, Suffolk Co., Boston, 1969, coll. N. S. Brown, specimen in AMU; 2 females (PF) and 1 male from Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus) (Columbidae), USA: Georgia, Hall Co., Gainesville, February 1970, coll. J. B. Kethley, all material in FMNH. Host range and distribution. Mesostenoxenous species associated with columbiform birds of the family Columbidae (Columbiformes): Columba livia Gmelin from USA and Poland (Bochkov et al. 2005; present paper), Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall) from South Africa (Lawrence 1959), S. senegalensis (Linnaeus) from South Africa (Skoracki & Hromada 2013), and Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus) [new host] from USA (present paper)., Published as part of Skoracki, Maciej, Sikora, Bozena & Spicer, Greg S., 2016, A review of the subfamily Picobiinae Johnston and Kethley, 1973 (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Syringophilidae), pp. 1-95 in Zootaxa 4113 (1) on page 27, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4113.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/271508, {"references":["Lawrence, R. F. (1959) New mite parasites of African birds. Parasitology, 49, 425 - 427. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1017 / S 0031182000026950","Kethley, J. B. (1970) A revision of the family Syringophilidae (Prostigmata: Acarina). Contributions of the American Entomological Institute, 5, 1 - 76.","Skoracki, M. & Dabert, J. (2002) A review of parasitic mites of the family Syringophilidae (Acari, Prostigmata) from African birds, with descriptions of four new species. Acta Parasitologica, 47, 137 - 146.","Skoracki, M., Bochkov, A. V. & Wauthy, G. (2004) Revision of the quill mites of the genus Picobia Haller, 1878 (Acari: Syringophilidae) with notes on their host-parasite relationships. Insect Systematics & Evolution, 35, 155 - 176. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1163 / 187631204788912409","Bochkov, A. V., Williams, G & Proctor, H. (2005) First record of Picobia zumpti (Acari: Syringophilidae) from quills of the rock pigeon in North America and description of the male. Belgian Journal of Entomology, 7, 121 - 127.","Skoracki, M. (2011) Quill mites (Acari: syringophilidae) of the Palaearctic region. Zootaxa, 2840, 1 - 415.","Skoracki, M. & Hromada, M. (2013) A review of picobiine mites (Acari: Syringophilidae: Picobiinae) parasitising African birds. Folia Parasitologica, 60, 192 - 212. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.14411 / fp. 2013.022"]}

Gunabopicobia masalaje sp. nov. (Figs. 1–3) Description. FEMALE, holotype. Total body length 470 (470–493 in 8 paratypes). Gnathosoma. Hypostomal apex truncate with pair of small and blunt-ended shoulders (Fig. 2 A). Each medial branch of peritremes with 6–7 chambers, each lateral branch with 5–6 chambers (Fig. 2 B). Length of stylophore 195 (190–210). Distal end of movable cheliceral digit dentate, each with 3 teeth (Fig. 2 A), proximal end smooth (Fig. 2 D). Idiosoma. Propodonotal shield divided into 3 sclerites: pair of narrow, densely punctate, bearing bases of setae vi, ve, si and se; and large apunctate central sclerite, bearing setae c 1 bases. Length ratio of setae vi: ve: si 1: 2.5–2.7: 2.6–2.8. Setae d 2 about twice as long as e 2. Pygidial and hysteronotal shields absent. Length ratio of setae f 1: f 2 1: 1.2–1.6. Setae f 1 and f 2 located at same transverse level. Setae h 1 1.8 times longer than f 1. Agenital and genital plates absent. Length ratio of setae ag 1: ag 2: ag 3 2.8–3.5: 1: 3.6–4. Setae 3 c about 4 times longer than 3 b. Cuticular striations as in figs 1 A, B. Legs. Antaxial and paraxial claw members of legs III and IV dissimilar in size and shape. Setae tc” of legs III and IV slightly (1.2 times) longer than tc’III–IV. Solenidia of legs I as in fig. 2 C. Lengths of setae: vi 60 (50–65), ve 150 (150–185), si 160 (150–170), se 255 (250–270), c 1 260 (240–280), c 2 280 (270–310), d 1 215 (190–220), d 2 235 (235–255), e 2 135 (110–140), f 1 25 (20–35), f 2 40 (25–40), h 1 45 (35–45), ag 1 70 (70–100), ag 2 25 (20–30), ag 3 90 (90–100), tc’III–IV (50), tc”III–IV (60), 3 b 30 (25–40), 3 c 110 (100–135). MALE (3 paratypes). Total body length 350–365. Gnathosoma. Hypostomal apex without protuberances (Fig. 2 E). Distal end of movable cheliceral digit dentate. Each medial branch of peritremes with 6 chambers, each lateral branch with 6 chambers (Fig. 2 F). Length of stylophore 100–105. Idiosoma. Propodonotal shield entire, rectangular in shape, punctate, bearing bases of setae vi, ve, si, se and c 1. Length ratio of setae vi: ve: si 1: 3.5–4.3: 3.8–4. Hysteronotal shield entire, apunctate, bearing bases setae e 2 and d 1. Setae d 2 8 times longer than e 2. Pygidial shield apunctate. Agenital plate apunctate, well sclerotised, its anterior margin reach setae 4 b. Setae ag 1 slightly (1.2 times) longer than ag 2. Setae 3 c about 3 times longer than 3 b. Cuticular striations as in figs 3 A, B. Lengths of setae: vi 30–40, ve 130–140, si 155–160, se 185–190, c 1 130–145, c 2 165–185, d 1 20–30, d 2 155–165, e 2 15 –20, f 2 10–15, h 2 230–240, ag 1 80, ag 2 65, 3b 20, 3c 60–65. Type material. Female holotype, 8 female and 3 male paratypes from quill of body feathers of Ptilinopus iozonus Gray (Columbidae); PAPUA NEW GUINEA: April 1910, coll. Wiedenfeld. Type material deposition. All specimens are deposited in the AMU (Reg. No. AMU-SYR. 489), except 1 female paratype in the ZSM (Reg. No. ZSM- 20112043) and 1 female paratype in the ZISP (ZISP-AVB 011- 2908 - 023). Additional material. Four females from Ducula pistrinaria Bonaparte (Columbidae), PAPUA NEW GUINEA: New Britain Island, 17 August 1912, coll. Basenbruch (deposited in the AMU (Reg. No. AMU- SYR. 496) and 1 female in the ZSM (Reg. No. ZSM- 20112044)). Two females and 3 males from Ducula rosacea (Temminick) (Columbidae); INDONESIA: East Nusa Tenggara, Kupang, Semau Island, 21 April 1911, coll. Haniel (deposited in the AMU (Reg. No. AMU-SYR. 497), except 1 female in the ZSM (Reg. No. ZSM 20112051)). Three females from Ducula rufigaster (Quoy and Gaimard) (Columbidae), PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Astrolabe, 5 March 1894, coll. Hagen (deposited in AMU (Reg. No. AMU-SYR. 498)). One female from Ducula luctuosa (Temminick) (Columbidae), INDONESIA: Sulawesi Island, coll. Rvedel (deposited in AMU (Reg. No. AMU- SYR. 501)). Two females from Ducula spilorrhoa (Gray) (Columbidae), PAPUA NEW GUINEA: 17 March 1911, coll. Wiedenfeld (deposited in AMU (Reg. No. AMU-SYR. 502)). Differential diagnosis. This new species is distinguished from a single previously described species in this genus, Gunabopicobia zumpti (Lawrence, 1959), by the following features: in females of G. masalaje sp. nov., each medial branch of the peritremes has 6–7 chambers, each lateral branch has 5–6 chambers; the propodonotal shield is densely punctate near bases of setae vi and si; the length ratios of setae vi: ve: si and ag 1: ag 2: ag 3 are 1: 2.5–2.7: 2.6–2.8 and 2.8–3.5: 1: 3.8–4, respectively. In females of G. z u m p t i, each medial branch of the peritremes has 2–3 chambers, each lateral branch of the peritremes has 10–11 chambers, the length ratios of setae vi: ve: si and ag 1: ag 2: ag 3 are 1: 2–2.2: 3.2–3.8 and 1: 1: 3, respectively. Etymology. The specific epithet “ masalaje ” derives from the Papuan and New Guinean spirit which inhabit the forest—Masalaje.

Gunabopicobia masalaje sp. nov. (Figs. 1���3) Description. FEMALE, holotype. Total body length 470 (470���493 in 8 paratypes). Gnathosoma. Hypostomal apex truncate with pair of small and blunt-ended shoulders (Fig. 2 A). Each medial branch of peritremes with 6���7 chambers, each lateral branch with 5���6 chambers (Fig. 2 B). Length of stylophore 195 (190���210). Distal end of movable cheliceral digit dentate, each with 3 teeth (Fig. 2 A), proximal end smooth (Fig. 2 D). Idiosoma. Propodonotal shield divided into 3 sclerites: pair of narrow, densely punctate, bearing bases of setae vi, ve, si and se; and large apunctate central sclerite, bearing setae c 1 bases. Length ratio of setae vi: ve: si 1: 2.5���2.7: 2.6���2.8. Setae d 2 about twice as long as e 2. Pygidial and hysteronotal shields absent. Length ratio of setae f 1: f 2 1: 1.2���1.6. Setae f 1 and f 2 located at same transverse level. Setae h 1 1.8 times longer than f 1. Agenital and genital plates absent. Length ratio of setae ag 1: ag 2: ag 3 2.8���3.5: 1: 3.6���4. Setae 3 c about 4 times longer than 3 b. Cuticular striations as in figs 1 A, B. Legs. Antaxial and paraxial claw members of legs III and IV dissimilar in size and shape. Setae tc��� of legs III and IV slightly (1.2 times) longer than tc���III���IV. Solenidia of legs I as in fig. 2 C. Lengths of setae: vi 60 (50���65), ve 150 (150���185), si 160 (150���170), se 255 (250���270), c 1 260 (240���280), c 2 280 (270���310), d 1 215 (190���220), d 2 235 (235���255), e 2 135 (110���140), f 1 25 (20���35), f 2 40 (25���40), h 1 45 (35���45), ag 1 70 (70���100), ag 2 25 (20���30), ag 3 90 (90���100), tc���III���IV (50), tc���III���IV (60), 3 b 30 (25���40), 3 c 110 (100���135). MALE (3 paratypes). Total body length 350���365. Gnathosoma. Hypostomal apex without protuberances (Fig. 2 E). Distal end of movable cheliceral digit dentate. Each medial branch of peritremes with 6 chambers, each lateral branch with 6 chambers (Fig. 2 F). Length of stylophore 100���105. Idiosoma. Propodonotal shield entire, rectangular in shape, punctate, bearing bases of setae vi, ve, si, se and c 1. Length ratio of setae vi: ve: si 1: 3.5���4.3: 3.8���4. Hysteronotal shield entire, apunctate, bearing bases setae e 2 and d 1. Setae d 2 8 times longer than e 2. Pygidial shield apunctate. Agenital plate apunctate, well sclerotised, its anterior margin reach setae 4 b. Setae ag 1 slightly (1.2 times) longer than ag 2. Setae 3 c about 3 times longer than 3 b. Cuticular striations as in figs 3 A, B. Lengths of setae: vi 30���40, ve 130���140, si 155���160, se 185���190, c 1 130���145, c 2 165���185, d 1 20���30, d 2 155���165, e 2 15 ���20, f 2 10���15, h 2 230���240, ag 1 80, ag 2 65, 3b 20, 3c 60���65. Type material. Female holotype, 8 female and 3 male paratypes from quill of body feathers of Ptilinopus iozonus Gray (Columbidae); PAPUA NEW GUINEA: April 1910, coll. Wiedenfeld. Type material deposition. All specimens are deposited in the AMU (Reg. No. AMU-SYR. 489), except 1 female paratype in the ZSM (Reg. No. ZSM- 20112043) and 1 female paratype in the ZISP (ZISP-AVB 011- 2908 - 023). Additional material. Four females from Ducula pistrinaria Bonaparte (Columbidae), PAPUA NEW GUINEA: New Britain Island, 17 August 1912, coll. Basenbruch (deposited in the AMU (Reg. No. AMU- SYR. 496) and 1 female in the ZSM (Reg. No. ZSM- 20112044)). Two females and 3 males from Ducula rosacea (Temminick) (Columbidae); INDONESIA: East Nusa Tenggara, Kupang, Semau Island, 21 April 1911, coll. Haniel (deposited in the AMU (Reg. No. AMU-SYR. 497), except 1 female in the ZSM (Reg. No. ZSM 20112051)). Three females from Ducula rufigaster (Quoy and Gaimard) (Columbidae), PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Astrolabe, 5 March 1894, coll. Hagen (deposited in AMU (Reg. No. AMU-SYR. 498)). One female from Ducula luctuosa (Temminick) (Columbidae), INDONESIA: Sulawesi Island, coll. Rvedel (deposited in AMU (Reg. No. AMU- SYR. 501)). Two females from Ducula spilorrhoa (Gray) (Columbidae), PAPUA NEW GUINEA: 17 March 1911, coll. Wiedenfeld (deposited in AMU (Reg. No. AMU-SYR. 502)). Differential diagnosis. This new species is distinguished from a single previously described species in this genus, Gunabopicobia zumpti (Lawrence, 1959), by the following features: in females of G. masalaje sp. nov., each medial branch of the peritremes has 6���7 chambers, each lateral branch has 5���6 chambers; the propodonotal shield is densely punctate near bases of setae vi and si; the length ratios of setae vi: ve: si and ag 1: ag 2: ag 3 are 1: 2.5���2.7: 2.6���2.8 and 2.8���3.5: 1: 3.8���4, respectively. In females of G. z u m p t i, each medial branch of the peritremes has 2���3 chambers, each lateral branch of the peritremes has 10���11 chambers, the length ratios of setae vi: ve: si and ag 1: ag 2: ag 3 are 1: 2���2.2: 3.2���3.8 and 1: 1: 3, respectively. Etymology. The specific epithet ��� masalaje ��� derives from the Papuan and New Guinean spirit which inhabit the forest���Masalaje., Published as part of Kaszewska, Katarzyna, Kavetska, Katarzyna & Skoracki, Maciej, 2014, Two new species of quill mites of the family Syringophilidae (Acariformes: Cheyletoidea) associated with treronine doves (Columbiformes: Columbidae: Treroninae), pp. 293-300 in Zootaxa 3846 (2) on pages 294-295, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.2.9, http://zenodo.org/record/231222, {"references":["Lawrence, R. F. (1959) New mite parasites of African birds. Parasitology, 49, 416 - 438."]}