The Macronyssidae are a family of parasitic mites in the order Mesostigmata.[1]

Macronyssidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Mesostigmata
Superfamily: Dermanyssoidea
Family: Macronyssidae
Oudemans, 1936

Genera and species

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Arachnyssus Ma Liming, 2002

Argitis 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 Auguston, 1945

Coprolactistus Radovsky & Krantz, 1998

  • Coprolactistus whitakeri Radovsky & Krantz, 1998

Glauconyssus 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 Kolenati, 1858

  • Liponyssus setosus (Kolenati, 1857)

Macronyssus Kolenati, 1858

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

Neoichoronyssus Fonseca, 1941

Neoliponyssus Ewing, 1929

  • Neoliponyssus gordonensis (Hirst, 1923)

Nycteronyssus Saunders & Yunker, 1973

  • Nycteronyssus desmodus Saunders & Yunker, 1973

Ophionyssus Mégnin, 1883

Ornithonyssus Sambon, 1928

Oudemansiella Fonseca, 1948

Parichoronyssus Radovsky, 1966

Pellonyssus Clark & Yunker, 1956

Radfordiella Fonseca, 1948

  • Radfordiella oudemansi Fonseca, 1948

Steatonyssus Kolenati, 1858

Synasponyssus Radovsky & Furman, 1969

  • Synasponyssus wenzeli Radovsky & Furman, 1969

Trichonyssus Domrow, 1959

References

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  1. ^ David Evans Walter (ed.). "Macronyssidae Species Listing". Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on August 7, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  2. ^ María L. Moraza; Nancy R. Irwin; Raquel Godinho; Stuart J. E. Baird; Joëlle Goüy de Bellocq (2009). "A new species of Ophionyssus Mégnin (Acari: Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) parasitic on Lacerta schreiberi Bedriaga (Reptilia: Lacertidae) from the Iberian Peninsula, and a world key to species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2007: 58–68.