'' Ptilonyssus echinatus '' is a nasal

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 evid ...

found in birds including the

pale crag martin The pale crag martin (''Ptyonoprogne obsoleta'') is a small passerine bird in the swallow family that is resident in Northern Africa and in Southwestern Asia, east to Pakistan. It breeds mainly in the mountains, but also at lower altitudes, esp ...

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Rhinonyssidae Animals described in 1889 Parasitic acari Parasites of birds {{Mesostigmata-stub