Biology:Pteronyssidae

Short description: Family of mites

Pteronyssidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Acari
Order:	Sarcoptiformes
(unranked):	Astigmatina
Superfamily:	Analgoidea
Family:	Pteronyssidae Oudemans, 1941
Genera
Many, see text
Synonyms
Hyonyssinae Atyeo & Gaud, 1981

The Pteronyssidae are a family of the Acarina (mite) order Sarcoptiformes. They contain many feather mites.

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

• https://web.archive.org/web/20050304231640/http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/acari/Pteronyssidae.txt

Wikidata ☰ Q4401786 entry