Pteronyssidae

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Pteronyssidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Class: Arachnida Subclass: Acarina Superorder: Acariformes Order: Astigmata (unranked) Psoroptidia 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 Astigmata. They contain many feather mites.

[edit] Selected genera^{[verification needed]}

• Anephippius
• Cleyastobius
• Conomerus
• Dicrurobius
• Hyonyssus
• Metapteronyssus
• Micropteroherpus
• Monapsidus
• Mouchetia
• Neopteronyssus
• Parapteronyssus
• Pegopteronyssus
• Pteroherpus
• Pteronyssoides
• Pteronyssus
• Pterotrogus
• Ramphastobius
• Scutulanyssus
• Stenopteronyssus
• Timalinyssus
• Vanginyssus
• Zygepigynia

[edit] External links

• http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/acari/Pteronyssidae.txt