Epidermoptidae
Family of mites
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| Knemidokoptes mutans | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Sarcoptiformes |
| Suborder: | Astigmata |
| Parvorder: | Psoroptidia |
| Superfamily: | Analgoidea |
| Family: | Epidermoptidae Trouessart, 1892 |
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Epidermoptidae is a family of acariform mites. They live as parasites on the skin of birds and mammals. They thrive in warm, damp areas of the skin (several species are nostril specialists).
Genera
The following genera are recognised in the family Epidermoptidae:[1]
- Apocnemidocoptes Lombert, Lukoschus & Fain, 1984
- Archemyialges Mironov, Bochkov & Fain, 2005
- Congocoptes Fain, 1956
- Epidermoptes Rivolta & Delprato, 1880
- Evansacarus Fain, 1962
- Hemimyialges Mironov, Bochkov & Fain, 2005
- Knemidokoptes Fürstenberg, 1870
- Metamicrolichus Fain, 1965
- Micnemidocoptes Fain, 1974
- Microlichus Trouessart & Neumann, 1888
- Myialges Trouessart, 1906
- Neocnemidocoptes Fain, 1966
- Otocoptoides Fain & Bochkov, 2001
- Pelicanoptes Fain & Atyeo, 1975
- Picicnemidocoptes Pence, 1972
- Procnemidocoptes Fain, 1966
- Promyialges Fain, 1964
- Rallepidermoptes Fain, 1965
- Rhamphocoptes Fain, 1956
References
- ^ "Epidermoptidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- Epidermoptidae at BioLib
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Acari (ticks and mites)
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| Sarcoptiformes | |
| Trombidiformes |
| Holothyrida | |
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| Ixodida (ticks) | |
| Mesostigmata |
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| Opilioacariformes |
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