Epidermoptidae is a family of acariform mites. They live as parasites on the skin of birds and mammals. They thrive in warm, damp areas of the skin (several species are nostril specialists).
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Epidermoptidae is a family of acariform mites. They live as parasites on the skin of birds and mammals. They thrive in warm, damp areas of the skin (several species are nostril specialists).
==Genera== The following genera are recognised in the family Epidermoptidae: Apocnemidocoptes Archemyialges Congocoptes Epidermoptes Evansacarus Hemimyialges Knemidokoptes Metamicrolichus Micnemidocoptes Microlichus Myialges Neocnemidocoptes Otocoptoides Pelicanoptes Picicnemidocoptes Procnemidocoptes Promyialges Rallepidermoptes Rhamphocoptes
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