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Psoroptidae
Sign in to savePsoroptidae is a family of parasitic mites, which are long and live on the surface of the skin, rather than burrowing into it. These mites affect various species, including cats, dogs, rabbits, cattle, sheep, and horses, causing skin inflammation, scabs, crusting, and hair loss.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderSarcoptiformes
- FamilyPsoroptidae
Psoroptidae bezeichnet eine Familie saugender, auf der Haut von Säugetieren lebender Milben (Nage- und Saugmilben). Außerhalb ihres Wirts sind sie nur wenige Tage lebensfähig. Der Körper ist oval, dorsale Borsten fehlen. Die Beinpaare sind deutlich länger als bei den grabenden Milben (Familie Sarcoptidae), das dritte und vierte Beinpaar ist üblicherweise von oben sichtbar. Männliche Adulte haben beidseits des Anus einen Kopulationszapfen, mit dem sie in die Kopulationsöffnung weiblicher Tritonymphen eindringen. Die Milben zeigen einen deutlichen Sexualdimorphismus. Der Lebenszyklus umfasst Larve, Protonymphe, Tritonymphe und Adultus.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 32
- With media
- 36
- Family
- Psoroptidae
- Collections
- UHIM, TTU, MSU, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY ACAROLOGY LABORATORY, COLUMBUS, OH (OSAL), YPM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
- Recorded in
- United States, Peru, Germany, Madagascar
Research
347 papers- A physiological and biochemical model for digestion in the ectoparasitic mite, Psoroptes ovis (Acari: Psoroptidae).International journal for parasitology · 2003
- Inter- and intra-specific variation within the genus Psoroptes (Acari: Psoroptidae).Veterinary parasitology · 1999
- Taxonomic reconsideration of the genus Chorioptes Gervais and van Beneden, 1859 (Acari: Psoroptidae).Experimental & applied acarology · 2001
- Population identification and divergence threshold in Psoroptidae based on ribosomal ITS2 and mitochondrial COI genes.Parasitology research · 2015
- Otodectes cynotis (Sarcoptiformes: Psoroptidae): New Records on Wild Carnivores in Brazil With a Case Report.Journal of medical entomology · 2020
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Sarcoptoidea
- Image
- Psoroptes-cuniculi-mite.jpg
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Psoroptidae is a family of parasitic mites, which are long and live on the surface of the skin, rather than burrowing into it. These mites affect various species, including cats, dogs, rabbits, cattle, sheep, and horses, causing skin inflammation, scabs, crusting, and hair loss.
The following genera are within the family Psoroptidae: Psoroptes Chorioptes Otodectes
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