Ornithonyssus

Ornithonyssus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Acari
Order:	Mesostigmata
Family:	Macronyssidae
Subfamily:	Macronyssinae
Genus:	Ornithonyssus Sambon, 1928
Species
see text
Synonyms[1]
Leiognathus Canestrini, 1884 (preocc.) Fonsecanyssus Radford, 1950 Cryptonyssus Radovsky, 1966 Bdellonyssus' Fonseca, 1941 Neoichoronyssus Fonseca, 1941 Lepronyssoides Fonseca, 1941 Macronyssoides Radovsky, 1966 Megistonyssus Radovsky, 1966 Parasteatonyssus Radovsky, 1966

Ornithonyssus is a mite genus of the family Macronyssidae.

Species

• Ornithonyssus acrobates Micherdzinski & Domrow, 1985
• Ornithonyssus africanus (Zumpt & Till, 1958)
• Ornithonyssus bacoti (Hirst, 1913) commonly known as the tropical rate mite. A frequently occurring rat mite [1] that has a painful bite.
• Ornithonyssus benoiti Till, 1982
• Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese, 1888)
• Ornithonyssus campester Micherdzinski & Domrow, 1985
• Ornithonyssus capensis Shepherd & Narro, 1983
• Ornithonyssus conciliatus (Radovsky, 1967)
• Ornithonyssus costai Micherdzinski, 1980
• Ornithonyssus dasyuri Domrow, 1983
• Ornithonyssus desultorius (Radovsky, 1966)
• Ornithonyssus flexus (Radovsky, 1967)
• Ornithonyssus garridoi de-la-Cruz, 1981
• Ornithonyssus hypertrichus Radovsky, 2007
• Ornithonyssus jayanti (Advani & Vazirani, 1981)
• Ornithonyssus kochi (Fonseca, 1948)
• Ornithonyssus latro Domrow, 1963
• Ornithonyssus longisetosus Micherdzinski, 1980
• Ornithonyssus lukoschusi Micherdzinski, 1980
• Ornithonyssus matogrosso (Fonseca, 1954)
• Ornithonyssus noeli de-la-Cruz, 1983
• Ornithonyssus nyctinomi (Zumpt & Patterson, 1951)
• Ornithonyssus petauri Micherdzinski, 1980
• Ornithonyssus pereirai (Fonseca, 1935)
• Ornithonyssus pipistrelli (Oudemans, 1904)
• Ornithonyssus praedo Domrow, 1971
• Ornithonyssus roseinnesi (Zumpt & Till, 1953)
• Ornithonyssus simulatus Micherdzinski, 1980
• Ornithonyssus spinosa Manson, 1972
• Ornithonyssus stigmaticus Micherdzinski & Domrow, 1985
• Ornithonyssus sylviarum (G.Canestrini & Fanzago, 1877) Commonly known as the northern fowl mite.
• Ornithonyssus taphozous Micherdzinski & Domrow, 1985

References

1. ^ Radovsky, 2007, p. 223

• Krantz, G. W. "A manual of acarology". 2d ed. Corvallis: Oregon State University Book Stores, 1978. 509 p.
• Radovsky, F. J. 2007. "A new species of Ornithonyssus (Acari: Macronyssidae) in western North America and a review of nearctic species". International Journal of Acarology 33 (3): 223-229. Abstract