Ophionyssus Explained
Ophionyssus is a genus of bird mites in the family Macronyssidae. There are about seven described species in Ophionyssus.
Species
These seven species belong to the genus Ophionyssus:
- Ophionyssus galeotes Domrow, Heath & Kennedy, 1980
- Ophionyssus javanensis Mich. & Lukoschus
- Ophionyssus lacertinus (Berlese, 1892)
- Ophionyssus natricis (Gervais, 1844)
- Ophionyssus saurarum (Oudemans, 1901)
- Ophionyssus schreibericolus
- Ophionyssus scincorum Domrow, Heath & Kennedy, 1980