The Macronyssidae are a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
of
parasitic
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson ha ...
mite
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites span two large orders of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari, but genetic analysis does not show clear evid ...
s in the order
Mesostigmata
Mesostigmata is an order of mites belonging to the Parasitiformes. They are by far the largest group of Parasitiformes, with over 8,000 species in 130 families. Mesostigmata includes parasitic as well as free-living and predatory forms. They c ...
.
Genera and species
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Arachnyssus''
Ma Liming, 2002
* ''
Arachnyssus guangxiensis''
Ma Liming, 2002
* ''
Arachnyssus huwenae''
Ma-Liming, 2002
''
Argitis
''Argitis'' is a genus of bird mites in the family Macronyssidae.
References
Mesostigmata
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Yunker & Saunders, 1973
* ''Argitis oryzomys''
Yunker & Saunders, 1973
''
Bdellonyssus''
Fonseca, 1941
* ''Bdellonyssus bacoti''
(Hirst, 1913)
''
Chiroecetes''
Herrin & Radovsky, 1974
* ''Chiroecetes lonchophylla''
Herrin & Radovsky, 1974
''
Chiroptonyssus
''Chiroptonyssus'' is a genus of bat and bird mites in the family Macronyssidae. There is at least five described species in ''Chiroptonyssus'', ''C. brennani''.
References
Mesostigmata
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Auguston, 1945
* ''
Chiroptonyssus brennani''
Yunker, Lukoschus & Giesen, 1990
* ''
Chiroptonyssus robustipes''
(Ewing, 1925)
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Coprolactistus''
Radovsky & Krantz, 1998
* ''Coprolactistus whitakeri''
Radovsky & Krantz, 1998
''
Glauconyssus
''Glauconyssus'' is a genus of bird mites in the family Macronyssidae
The Macronyssidae are a family of parasitic mites in the order Mesostigmata.
Genera and species
'' Arachnyssus'' Ma Liming, 2002
* '' Arachnyssus guangxiensis'' Ma Liming, ...
''
K. Uchikawa, 1991
* ''Glauconyssus tanzaniensis''
K. Uchikawa, 1991
''
Hirstesia''
Fonseca, 1948
* ''Hirstesia sternalis''
(Hirst, 1921)
''
Kolenationyssus''
Fonseca, 1948
* ''Kolenationyssus athleticus''
Fonseca, 1948
''
Lepidodorsum''
R.C.Saunders & Yunker, 1975
* ''Lepidodorsum tiptoni''
Saunders & Yunker, 1975
''
Liponyssus
''Liponyssus'' is a genus of bird mites in the family Macronyssidae
The Macronyssidae are a family of parasitic mites in the order Mesostigmata.
Genera and species
'' Arachnyssus'' Ma Liming, 2002
* '' Arachnyssus guangxiensis'' Ma Liming, 2 ...
''
Kolenati, 1858
* ''Liponyssus setosus''
(Kolenati, 1857)
''
Macronyssus
''Macronyssus'' is a genus of bat and bird mites in the family Macronyssidae. There are about 14 described species in ''Macronyssus''.
Species
These 14 species belong to the genus ''Macronyssus'':
* '' Macronyssus angustus''
* '' Macronyssus co ...
''
Kolenati, 1858
* ''
Macronyssus aristippe
''Macronyssus'' is a genus of bat and bird mites in the family Macronyssidae. There are about 14 described species in ''Macronyssus''.
Species
These 14 species belong to the genus ''Macronyssus'':
* '' Macronyssus angustus''
* '' Macronyssus co ...
''
(Domrow, 1959)
* ''
Macronyssus chuanguiensis
''Macronyssus'' is a genus of bat and bird mites in the family Macronyssidae. There are about 14 described species in ''Macronyssus''.
Species
These 14 species belong to the genus ''Macronyssus'':
* '' Macronyssus angustus''
* '' Macronyssus co ...
''
Zhou, Zhang, Jiang & Wang, 1996
* ''
Macronyssus dechangensis
''Macronyssus'' is a genus of bat and bird mites in the family Macronyssidae. There are about 14 described species in ''Macronyssus''.
Species
These 14 species belong to the genus ''Macronyssus'':
* '' Macronyssus angustus''
* '' Macronyssus co ...
''
Zhou, Zhang, Jiang & Wang, 1996
* ''
Macronyssus emeiensis
''Macronyssus'' is a genus of bat and bird mites in the family Macronyssidae. There are about 14 described species in ''Macronyssus''.
Species
These 14 species belong to the genus ''Macronyssus'':
* '' Macronyssus angustus''
* '' Macronyssus co ...
''
Zhou, Wang & Wang, 1996
* ''
Macronyssus evansi
''Macronyssus'' is a genus of bat and bird mites in the family Macronyssidae. There are about 14 described species in ''Macronyssus''.
Species
These 14 species belong to the genus ''Macronyssus'':
* '' Macronyssus angustus''
* '' Macronyssus co ...
''
Stanjukovich, 1990
* ''
Macronyssus flavus
''Macronyssus'' is a genus of bat and bird mites in the family Macronyssidae. There are about 14 described species in ''Macronyssus''.
Species
These 14 species belong to the genus ''Macronyssus'':
* '' Macronyssus angustus''
* '' Macronyssus co ...
''
(Kolenati, 1856)
* ''
Macronyssus fujianensis
''Macronyssus'' is a genus of bat and bird mites in the family Macronyssidae. There are about 14 described species in ''Macronyssus''.
Species
These 14 species belong to the genus ''Macronyssus'':
* '' Macronyssus angustus''
* '' Macronyssus co ...
''
Zhou, Wang & Wang, 1996
* ''
Macronyssus granulosus
''Macronyssus'' is a genus of bat and bird mites in the family Macronyssidae
The Macronyssidae are a family of parasitic mites in the order Mesostigmata.
Genera and species
'' Arachnyssus'' Ma Liming, 2002
* '' Arachnyssus guangxiensis'' Ma ...
''
(Kolenati, 1856)
* ''
Macronyssus hongheensis
''Macronyssus'' is a genus of bat and bird mites in the family Macronyssidae
The Macronyssidae are a family of parasitic mites in the order Mesostigmata.
Genera and species
'' Arachnyssus'' Ma Liming, 2002
* '' Arachnyssus guangxiensis'' Ma ...
''
Gu & Tao, 1996
* ''
Macronyssus hosonoi''
Uchikawa, 1979
* ''
Macronyssus laifengensis''
Wang & Shi, 1986
* ''
Macronyssus leislerianus''
Fain, Walter & Heddergott, 2003
* ''
Macronyssus leucippe''
(Domrow, 1959)
* ''
Macronyssus longimanus''
Kolenati, 1858
* ''
Macronyssus miraspinosus''
Gu & Wang, 1985
* ''
Macronyssus murini''
Uchikawa, 1979
* ''
Macronyssus quadrispinosus''
Tian & Gu, 1992
* ''
Macronyssus rhinolophi
''Macronyssus'' is a genus of bat and bird mites in the family Macronyssidae. There are about 14 described species in ''Macronyssus''.
Species
These 14 species belong to the genus ''Macronyssus'':
* '' Macronyssus angustus''
* '' Macronyssus co ...
''
(Oudemans, 1902)
* ''
Macronyssus shimizui''
Uchikawa, 1979
* ''
Macronyssus taiyuanensis''
Tian & Gu, 1992
* ''
Macronyssus tashanensis''
Li & Teng, 1985
* ''
Macronyssus tieni
''Macronyssus'' is a genus of bat and bird mites in the family Macronyssidae. There are about 14 described species in ''Macronyssus''.
Species
These 14 species belong to the genus ''Macronyssus'':
* '' Macronyssus angustus''
* '' Macronyssus co ...
''
(Grochovskaya & Nguen Xuan Hoe, 1961)
* ''
Macronyssus uncinatus
''Macronyssus'' is a genus of bat and bird mites in the family Macronyssidae. There are about 14 described species in ''Macronyssus''.
Species
These 14 species belong to the genus ''Macronyssus'':
* '' Macronyssus angustus''
* '' Macronyssus co ...
''
(G. Canestrini, 1885)
* ''
Macronyssus ventralis''
(Wen, 1975)
* ''
Macronyssus xianduensis''
(Zhou, Tang & Wen, 1982)
* ''
Macronyssus yesoensis''
Uchikawa, 1979
* ''
Macronyssus zhijinensis''
Gu & Wang, 1985
''
Mitonyssoides''
C. E. Yunker, F. S. Lukoschus & K. M. T. Giesen, 1990
* ''Mitonyssoides stercoralis''
C. E. Yunker, F. S. Lukoschus & K. M. T. Giesen, 1990
''
Mitonyssus''
C. E. Yunker & F. J. Radovsky, 1980
* ''
Mitonyssus molossinus''
Yunker & Radovsky, 1980
* ''
Mitonyssus noctilio''
C. E. Yunker & F. J. Radovsky, 1980
''
Neoichoronyssus''
Fonseca, 1941
* ''
Neoichoronyssus hubbardi''
(Jameson, 1949)
* ''
Neoichoronyssus wernecki''
(Fonseca, 1935)
''
Neoliponyssus''
Ewing, 1929
* ''Neoliponyssus gordonensis''
(Hirst, 1923)
''
Nycteronyssus''
Saunders & Yunker, 1973
* ''Nycteronyssus desmodus''
Saunders & Yunker, 1973
''
Ophionyssus''
Mégnin, 1883
* ''
Ophionyssus arnhemlandensis''
(Womersley, 1956)
* ''
Ophionyssus dolatelacensis''
Fain & Bannert, 2002
* ''
Ophionyssus ehmanni''
Domrow, 1985
* ''
Ophionyssus galeotes''
Domrow, Heath & Kennedy, 1980
* ''
Ophionyssus galloticolus''
Fain & Bannert, 2000
* ''
Ophionyssus javanensis''
Micherdzinski & Lukoschus, 1987
* ''
Ophionyssus lacertinus''
(Berlese, 1892)
* ''
Ophionyssus myrmecophagus''
(Fonseca, 1954)
* ''
Ophionyssus natricis
''Ophionyssus natricis'', the reptile mite, is a parasitic mite most commonly found on snakes, but also occurring on captive lizards, turtles, crocodiles, and other reptiles. The parasites feed on snakes, which cause the bodies of the mites to be ...
''
(Gervais, 1844)
* ''
Ophionyssus saurarum''
(Oudemans, 1901)
* ''
Ophionyssus schreibericolus''
Moraza, 2009
* ''
Ophionyssus scincorum''
Domrow, Heath & Kennedy, 1980
* ''
Ophionyssus setosus''
Fain & Bannert, 2000
* ''
Ophionyssus tropidosaurae''
(Till, 1957)
''
Ornithonyssus''
Sambon, 1928
*''
Ornithonyssus acrobates''
Micherdzinski & Domrow, 1985
*''
Ornithonyssus africanus''
(Zumpt & Till, 1958)
*''
Ornithonyssus bacoti
''Ornithonyssus bacoti'' (also known as the tropical rat mite) is a hematophagous parasite. It feeds on blood and serum from many hosts. ''O. bacoti'' can be found and cause disease on rats and wild rodents most commonly, but also small mammals ...
''
(Hirst, 1913)
*''
Ornithonyssus benoiti''
Till, 1982
*''
Ornithonyssus bursa
''Ornithonyssus bursa'' (also known as the tropical fowl mite) is a species of mite.
It is most often a parasite of birds, but also has been found to bite humans and two species of mammals.
It usually lives in birds' feathers, but for laying its ...
''
(Berlese, 1888)
*''
Ornithonyssus campester''
Micherdzinski & Domrow, 1985
*''
Ornithonyssus capensis
''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 ...
''
Shepherd & Narro, 1983
*''
Ornithonyssus conciliatus
''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 ...
''
(Radovsky, 1967)
*''
Ornithonyssus costai
''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 ...
''
Micherdzinski, 1980
*''
Ornithonyssus dasyuri
''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 ...
''
Domrow, 1983
*''
Ornithonyssus desultorius
''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 ...
''
(Radovsky, 1966)
*''
Ornithonyssus flexus''
(Radovsky, 1967)
*''
Ornithonyssus garridoi''
de-la-Cruz, 1981
*''
Ornithonyssus jayanti''
(Advani & Vazirani, 1981)
*''
Ornithonyssus kochi''
(Fonseca, 1948)
*''
Ornithonyssus latro
''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 ...
''
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
''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 ...
''
Manson, 1972
*''
Ornithonyssus stigmaticus
''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 ...
''
Micherdzinski & Domrow, 1985
*''
Ornithonyssus sylviarum
''Ornithonyssus sylviarum'' (also known as the northern fowl mite) is a haematophagous ectoparasite
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, ca ...
''
(G. Canestrini & Fanzago, 1877)
*''
Ornithonyssus taphozous''
Micherdzinski & Domrow, 1985
''Oudemansiella''
Fonseca, 1948
* ''
Oudemansiella saurarum''
(Oudemans, 1901)
''
Parichoronyssus''
Radovsky, 1966
* ''
Parichoronyssus bakeri''
Morales-Malacara & Guerrero, 2007
* ''
Parichoronyssus crassipes''
Radovsky, 1967
* ''
Parichoronyssus cyrtosternum''
Radovsky, 1967
* ''
Parichoronyssus euthysternum''
Radovsky, 1967
* ''
Parichoronyssus kretzschmari''
Heddergott, 2008
* ''
Parichoronyssus lopezi''
Morales-Malacara, 1996
* ''
Parichoronyssus moralesmalacari''
Heddergott, 2008
* ''
Parichoronyssus radovskyi''
Morales-Malacara, 1992
* ''
Parichoronyssus sclerus''
Radovsky, 1966
''
Pellonyssus''
Clark & Yunker, 1956
* ''
Pellonyssus gorgasi''
Yunker & Radovsky, 1966
* ''
Pellonyssus nidi''
Gu & Duan, 1991
* ''
Pellonyssus nidicolus''
Baker, Delfinado & Abbatiello, 1976
* ''
Pellonyssus reedi''
(Zumpt & Patterson, 1952)
''Radfordiella''
Fonseca, 1948
* ''Radfordiella oudemansi''
Fonseca, 1948
''
Steatonyssus''
Kolenati, 1858
* ''
Steatonyssus aglaiae''
Stanjukovich, 1991
* ''
Steatonyssus allredi''
Advani & Vazirani, 1981
* ''
Steatonyssus balcellsi''
Estrada-Pena & Sanchez, 1988
* ''
Steatonyssus cavus''
Rybin, 1992
* ''
Steatonyssus decisetosus''
Advani & Vazirani, 1981
* ''
Steatonyssus desertorus''
Rybin, 1992
* ''
Steatonyssus flabellifer''
Gupta & Paul, 1985
* ''
Steatonyssus furmani''
Tipton & Boese, 1958
* ''
Steatonyssus lonchura''
Gupta & Paul, 1992
* ''
Steatonyssus megaporus''
Gu & Wang, 1980
* ''
Steatonyssus musculi
''Steatonyssus'' is a genus of bat and bird mites in the family Macronyssidae. There are about eight described species in ''Steatonyssus''.
Species
These eight species belong to the genus ''Steatonyssus'':
* ''Steatonyssus brucei''
* ''Steatonys ...
''
(Schrank, 1803)
* ''
Steatonyssus noctulus''
Rybin, 1992
* ''
Steatonyssus nyctali''
Gu & Wang, 1982
* ''
Steatonyssus patriciae''
Domrow, 1969
* ''
Steatonyssus quadrisetosus''
Advani & Vazirani, 1981
* ''
Steatonyssus sinicus''
Teng, 1980
* ''
Steatonyssus surinamensis
''Steatonyssus'' is a genus of bat and bird mites in the family Macronyssidae. There are about eight described species in ''Steatonyssus''.
Species
These eight species belong to the genus ''Steatonyssus'':
* ''Steatonyssus brucei''
* ''Steatonys ...
''
Yunker, Lukoschus & Giesen, 1990
* ''
Steatonyssus teidae''
Estrada-Pena & Sanchez, 1988
''
Synasponyssus''
Radovsky & Furman, 1969
* ''Synasponyssus wenzeli''
Radovsky & Furman, 1969
''
Trichonyssus''
Domrow, 1959
* ''
Trichonyssus australicus''
(Womersley, 1956)
* ''
Trichonyssus caputmedusae''
Domrow, 1986
* ''
Trichonyssus lukoschusi''
Micherdzinski & Domrow, 1985
* ''
Trichonyssus nixoni''
Micherdzinski & Domrow, 1985
* ''
Trichonyssus solivagus''
Domrow, 1986
* ''
Trichonyssus streetorum''
Micherdzinski & Domrow, 1985
* ''
Trichonyssus womersleyi''
Domrow, 1959
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1934672
Mesostigmata
Taxa named by Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans
Acari families