Pteronyssidae

Taxobox


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Chelicerata
classis = Arachnida
subclassis = Acarina
superordo = Acariformes

ordo = Astigmata
unranked_familia = Psoroptidia
superfamilia = Analgoidea
familia = Pteronyssidae
familia_authority = Oudemans, 1941
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision =Many, see text
synonyms = Hyonyssinae Atyeo & Gaud, 1981

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

elected 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