''Psylloglyphus'' is a genus of
mites
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 evid ...
in the family
Winterschmidtiidae
Winterschmidtiidae is a family of 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 t ...
.
Description
''Psylloglyphus'' can be distinguished from related genera by the prodorsal shield lacking
ocelli and the
spermathecal duct being long with 5-6 loops.
Ecology
Mites of these genus are
phoretic on
fleas.
They have been collected from under the abdominal
sclerites of fleas.
They are more common on female fleas than males and the association is quite species-specific.
They have also been found in the nests of seabirds where the fleas were present.
Species
* ''
Psylloglyphus australiensis''
Fain, Bartholomaeus, Cooke & Beaucournu, 1990
* ''
Psylloglyphus chiliensis''
Fain & Beaucournu, 1989
* ''
Psylloglyphus crenulatus
''Psylloglyphus'' is a genus of mites in the family Winterschmidtiidae.
Description
''Psylloglyphus'' can be distinguished from related genera by the prodorsal shield lacking ocelli and the spermathecal duct being long with 5-6 loops.
Ecol ...
''
Fain & Beaucournu, 1984
* ''
Psylloglyphus foveolatus
''Psylloglyphus'' is a genus of mites in the family Winterschmidtiidae.
Description
''Psylloglyphus'' can be distinguished from related genera by the prodorsal shield lacking ocelli and the spermathecal duct being long with 5-6 loops.
Ecol ...
''
Fain & Mason, 1989
* ''
Psylloglyphus hemimerus
''Psylloglyphus'' is a genus of mites in the family Winterschmidtiidae.
Description
''Psylloglyphus'' can be distinguished from related genera by the prodorsal shield lacking ocelli and the spermathecal duct being long with 5-6 loops.
Ecol ...
''
Fain & Beaucournu, 1976
* ''
Psylloglyphus micronychus
''Psylloglyphus'' is a genus of mites in the family Winterschmidtiidae.
Description
''Psylloglyphus'' can be distinguished from related genera by the prodorsal shield lacking ocelli and the spermathecal duct being long with 5-6 loops.
Ecol ...
''
Fain & Beaucournu, 1986
* ''
Psylloglyphus parapsyllus
''Psylloglyphus'' is a genus of mites in the family Winterschmidtiidae.
Description
''Psylloglyphus'' can be distinguished from related genera by the prodorsal shield lacking ocelli and the spermathecal duct being long with 5-6 loops.
Ecol ...
''
Fain & Galloway, 1993
* ''
Psylloglyphus uilenbergi
''Psylloglyphus'' is a genus of mites in the family Winterschmidtiidae.
Description
''Psylloglyphus'' can be distinguished from related genera by the prodorsal shield lacking Simple eye in invertebrates, ocelli and the Spermatheca, spermatheca ...
''
Fain, 1966
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q7256576
Acaridae