Biology:Epidermoptidae

Short description: Family of mites

Epidermoptidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Acari
Order:	Sarcoptiformes
(unranked):	Astigmatina
Superfamily:	Analgoidea
Family:	Epidermoptidae Trouessart, 1892
Genera include
Dermation Epidermoptes Microlichus Passeroptes Rivoltasia Strelkoviacarus

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).

References

• Epidermoptidae at BioLib

Wikidata ☰ Q3055751 entry