''Emballonuria'' is a genus of mites in the family
Spinturnicidae
Spinturnicidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. The mites are highly specialized parasites of wing or tail membrane or bats. Some species infest eyelids and eye canthi. The species of Spinturnicidae are found in bat habitats thro ...
. This genus has a single species, ''Emballonuria orientalis'', found in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
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''Emballonuria orientalis'', like the other species of this family, are parasites of bats. They live primarily on the wing and tail membranes of bats throughout all stages of life.
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Mesostigmata
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