Spinturnicidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. The mites are highly specialized parasites of wing or tail membrane or bats. Some species infest eyelids and eye canthi. The species of Spinturnicidae are found in bat habitats throughout the world, living all stages of life on bats.
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Spinturnicidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. The mites are highly specialized parasites of wing or tail membrane or bats. Some species infest eyelids and eye canthi. The species of Spinturnicidae are found in bat habitats throughout the world, living all stages of life on bats.
==Genera== These 11 genera belong to the family Spinturnicidae: Ancystropus Kolenati, 1856 Cameronieta Machado-Allison, 1965 Emballonuria Uchikawa, Zhang, O'Connor & Klompen, 1994 Eyndhovenia Rudnick, 1960 Meristaspis Kolenati, 1857 Mesoperiglischrus Dusbábek, 1968 Oncoscelus Delfinado & Baker, 1963 Parameristaspis Advani & Vazirani, 1981 Paraperiglischrus Rudnick, 1960 Periglischrus Kolenati, 1857 Spinturnix von Heyden, 1826
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