The Pteronyssidae are a family of the Acarina ( mite)

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Sarcoptiformes The Sarcoptiformes are an order of Acari comprising over 15,000 described species in around 230 families. Previously it was divided into two suborders, Oribatida and Astigmatina, but Oribatida has been promoted to an order, and Astigmatina is n ...

. They contain many feather mites.

Selected genera

* '' Anephippius'' * '' Cleyastobius'' * '' Conomerus'' * '' Dicrurobius'' * '' Hyonyssus'' * '' Metapteronyssus'' * '' Micropteroherpus'' * '' Monapsidus'' * '' Mouchetia'' * '' Neopteronyssus'' * '' Parapteronyssus'' * '' Pegopteronyssus'' * '' Pteroherpus'' * '' Pteronyssoides'' * '' Pteronyssus'' * '' Pterotrogus'' * '' Ramphastobius'' * '' Scutulanyssus'' * '' Stenopteronyssus'' * '' Timalinyssus'' * '' Vanginyssus'' * '' Zygepigynia''

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20050304231640/http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/acari/Pteronyssidae.txt Sarcoptiformes Parasites of birds Taxa named by Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans Acari families {{Sarcoptiformes-stub