''Dermanyssus'' is a genus of
mite
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods) of two large orders, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari. However, most recent genetic analyses do not recover the two as eac ...
s in the family
Dermanyssidae.
[ ] The
etymology
Etymology ( ) is the study of the origin and evolution of words—including their constituent units of sound and meaning—across time. In the 21st century a subfield within linguistics, etymology has become a more rigorously scientific study. ...
of the word ''Dermanyssus'' is from the Greek: ''derma'', meaning skin, and ''nyssein'', meaning bite.
Genera
*''Dermanyssus''
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Dermanyssus americanus''
Ewing, 1923
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Dermanyssus antillarum''
Dusbabek & Cerny, 1971
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Dermanyssus apodis''
Roy, Dowling, Chauve & Buronfonsse, 2009
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Dermanyssus brevirivulus''
Gu & Ting, 1992
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Dermanyssus brevis''
Ewing, 1936
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Dermanyssus carpathicus''
Zeman, 1979
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Dermanyssus chelidonis''
Oudemans, 1939
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Dermanyssus diphyes''
Knee, 2008
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Dermanyssus faralloni''
Nelson & Furman, 1967
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Dermanyssus gallinae
''Dermanyssus gallinae'' (also known as the red mite) is a haematophagous ectoparasite of poultry. It has been implicated as a vector of several major pathogenic diseases. Despite its common names, it has a wide range of hosts including severa ...
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(DeGeer, 1778)
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Dermanyssus gallinoides''
Moss, 1966
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Dermanyssus grochovskae''
Zemskaya
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Dermanyssus hirsutus
''Dermanyssus'' is a genus of mites in the family Dermanyssidae. The etymology of the word ''Dermanyssus'' is from the Greek: ''derma'', meaning skin, and ''nyssein'', meaning bite.
Genera
*''Dermanyssus''
**'' Dermanyssus americanus'' Ewin ...
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Moss & Radovsky, 1967
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Dermanyssus hirundinis''
(Hermann, 1804)
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Dermanyssus lacertarum''
(Contarini, 1847)
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Dermanyssus longipes''
Berlese & Trouessart
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Dermanyssus nipponensis
''Dermanyssus'' is a genus of mites in the family Dermanyssidae. The etymology of the word ''Dermanyssus'' is from the Greek: ''derma'', meaning skin, and ''nyssein'', meaning bite.
Genera
*''Dermanyssus''
**'' Dermanyssus americanus'' Ewin ...
''
Uchikawa & Kitaoka, 1981
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Dermanyssus passerinus
''Dermanyssus'' is a genus of mites in the family Dermanyssidae. The etymology of the word ''Dermanyssus'' is from the Greek: ''derma'', meaning skin, and ''nyssein'', meaning bite.
Genera
*''Dermanyssus''
**'' Dermanyssus americanus'' Ewin ...
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Berlese & Trouessart, 1889
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Dermanyssus prognephilus
''Dermanyssus'' is a genus of mites in the family Dermanyssidae. The etymology of the word ''Dermanyssus'' is from the Greek: ''derma'', meaning skin, and ''nyssein'', meaning bite.
Genera
*''Dermanyssus''
**'' Dermanyssus americanus'' Ewin ...
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Ewing, 1933
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Dermanyssus quintus
''Dermanyssus'' is a genus of mites in the family Dermanyssidae. The etymology of the word ''Dermanyssus'' is from the Greek: ''derma'', meaning skin, and ''nyssein'', meaning bite.
Genera
*''Dermanyssus''
**'' Dermanyssus americanus'' Ewin ...
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Vitzthum, 1921
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Dermanyssus richiardii
''Dermanyssus'' is a genus of mites in the family Dermanyssidae. The etymology of the word ''Dermanyssus'' is from the Greek: ''derma'', meaning skin, and ''nyssein'', meaning bite.
Genera
*''Dermanyssus''
**'' Dermanyssus americanus'' Ewin ...
''
G. Canestrini & Fanzago, 1877
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Dermanyssus rwandae
''Dermanyssus'' is a genus of mites in the family Dermanyssidae. The etymology of the word ''Dermanyssus'' is from the Greek: ''derma'', meaning skin, and ''nyssein'', meaning bite.
Genera
*''Dermanyssus''
**'' Dermanyssus americanus'' Ewin ...
''
Fain, 1993
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Dermanyssus transvaalensis
''Dermanyssus'' is a genus of mites in the family Dermanyssidae. The etymology of the word ''Dermanyssus'' is from the Greek: ''derma'', meaning skin, and ''nyssein'', meaning bite.
Genera
*''Dermanyssus''
**'' Dermanyssus americanus'' Ewin ...
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Evans & Till, 1962
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Dermanyssus triscutatus
''Dermanyssus'' is a genus of mites in the family Dermanyssidae. The etymology of the word ''Dermanyssus'' is from the Greek: ''derma'', meaning skin, and ''nyssein'', meaning bite.
Genera
*''Dermanyssus''
**'' Dermanyssus americanus'' Ewin ...
''
Krantz, 1959
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Dermanyssus trochilinis
''Dermanyssus'' is a genus of mites in the family Dermanyssidae. The etymology of the word ''Dermanyssus'' is from the Greek: ''derma'', meaning skin, and ''nyssein'', meaning bite.
Genera
*''Dermanyssus''
**'' Dermanyssus americanus'' Ewin ...
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Moss, 1978
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Dermanyssus wutaiensis
''Dermanyssus'' is a genus of mites in the family Dermanyssidae. The etymology of the word ''Dermanyssus'' is from the Greek: ''derma'', meaning skin, and ''nyssein'', meaning bite.
Genera
*''Dermanyssus''
**'' Dermanyssus americanus'' Ewin ...
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Gu & Ting, 1992
References
Mesostigmata
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