Avenzoariidae is a family of feather mites in the order

Astigmata Astigmatina is a clade of mites in the superorder Acariformes. Astigmata has been ranked as an order or suborder in the past, but was lowered to the unranked clade Astigmatina of the clade Desmonomatides (synonym Desmonomata) in the order Sarcopt ...

. There are at least 15 genera in Avenzoariidae. They are found on the feathers of aquatic birds, and in the case of one species, birds of prey.

Genera

These 15 genera belong to the family Avenzoariidae: * '' Avenzoaria'' Oudemans, 1905 * '' Bdellorhynchus'' Megnin & Trouessart, 1884 * '' Bonnetella'' Trouessart, 1924 * '' Bregetovia'' Dubinin, 1951 * '' Bychovskiata'' Dubinin, 1951 * '' Capelloptes'' Dubinin, 1951 * '' Hemifreyana'' Gaud & Mouchet, 1959 * '' Laronyssus'' Dubinin, 1951 * '' Pomeranzevia'' Dubinin, 1951 * '' Pseudavenzoaria'' Dubinin, 1951 * '' Rafalskiata'' Mironov & Dabert, 1997 * '' Scutomegninia'' Dubinin, 1951 * '' Zachvatkinia'' Dubinin, 1949 * '' Zachvatkiniana'' Volgin, 1967 * '' Zygochelifer'' Atyeo, 1984

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* Sarcoptiformes Acari families {{acari-stub

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