Feather mites (Acariformes, Astigmata) detected on some birds in Türkiye: new records and new host-parasite associations

Feather mite specimens (Astigmata: Analgoidea and Pterolichoidea) used in this study were collected from 29 dead bird individuals of various orders in Artvin, Erzurum, Rize, and Sakarya (Türkiye) during 2023–2024. As a result of ectoparasitic examination, 22 feather mite species were detected. Of the mite species detected, fourteen species ( Glaucalges attenuatus, Kramerella bubonis, Montesauria merulae, M. cylindrica, Pandalura cirrata, Picalgoides diaphanoxus, Proctophyllodes ateri, P. glandarinus, P. hipposideros, P. locustellae, P. microstylifer, P. picae, P. pinnatus , and Scutulanyssus ottuki ) are new records for the ectoparasitic fauna in Türkiye. Additionally, new host-parasite associations were revealed for Gabucinia delibata, Hieracolichus ramosus , and Montesauria merulae feather mite species.