Pteronyssidae
Encyclopedia
The Pteronyssidae are a family
of the Acarina (mite
) order
Sarcoptiformes
. They contain many feather mite
s.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of the Acarina (mite
Mite
Mites, along with ticks, are small arthropods belonging to the subclass Acari and the class Arachnida. The scientific discipline devoted to the study of ticks and mites is called acarology.-Diversity and systematics:...
) order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
Sarcoptiformes
Sarcoptiformes
Sarcoptiformes is an order of Acari....
. They contain many feather mite
Feather mite
Feather mites are the members of diverse mite superfamilies:* superorder Acariformes** Psoroptidia*** Analgoidea*** Freyanoidea*** Pterolichoidea* superorder Parasitiformes** DermanyssoideaThey are ectoparasites on birds, hence the common name....
s.
Selected genera
- Anephippius
- Cleyastobius
- Conomerus
- Dicrurobius
- Hyonyssus
- Metapteronyssus
- Micropteroherpus
- Monapsidus
- Mouchetia
- Neopteronyssus
- Parapteronyssus
- Pegopteronyssus
- Pteroherpus
- Pteronyssoides
- Pteronyssus
- Pterotrogus
- Ramphastobius
- Scutulanyssus
- Stenopteronyssus
- Timalinyssus
- Vanginyssus
- Zygepigynia
External links
- http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/acari/Pteronyssidae.txt