Epidermoptidae Explained

Epidermoptidae is a family of acariform mites. They live as parasites on the skin of birds and mammals. They thrive in warm, damp areas of the skin (several species are nostril specialists).

Genera

The following genera are recognised in the family Epidermoptidae:^[1]

• Apocnemidocoptes
• Archemyialges
• Congocoptes
• Epidermoptes
• Evansacarus
• Hemimyialges
• Knemidokoptes
• Metamicrolichus
• Micnemidocoptes
• Microlichus
• Myialges
• Neocnemidocoptes
• Otocoptoides
• Pelicanoptes
• Picicnemidocoptes
• Procnemidocoptes
• Promyialges
• Rallepidermoptes
• Rhamphocoptes

References

• Epidermoptidae at BioLib

Notes and References

1. Web site: Epidermoptidae . 2024-05-28 . www.gbif.org . en.