''Knemidokoptes mutans'', also known as the
scaly leg mite, is a species of
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 e ...
. It was described by Robin and Lanquentin in 1859. There are no listed subspecies.
[''NZIB: New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity''. Gordon D. (ed), 2009-06-12]
References
Animals described in 1859
Sarcoptiformes
Parasites of birds
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