''Soricidex'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of tiny

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 that live on the head and body of its host species, the common shrew (''

Sorex araneus The common shrew (''Sorex araneus''), also known as the Eurasian shrew, is the most common shrew, and one of the most common mammals, throughout Northern Europe, including Great Britain, but excluding Ireland. It is long and weighs , and has ve ...

''). Only one species has been formally described, ''Soricidex dimorphus'', but V. Bukva mentions two more undescribed species from his collection.Bukva, V. (1982). "''Soricidex dimorphus'' g.n., sp. n. (Acari: Demodicidae) from the common shrew, ''Sorex araneus''." ''Folia Parasitologica'' 29: 343-349.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q48998552 Acari genera Parasitic acari Parasitic arthropods of mammals Trombidiformes