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Epidermoptidae

Synonyms: Cnemidocoptidae; Evansacaridae; Knemidocoptidae; Knemidokoptidae (heterotypic); Myialgesidae

Wikipedia Abstract

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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Genus

Apocnemidocoptes (1)
Epidermoptes (2)
Knemidocoptes (1)
Knemidokoptes (6)
Metamicrolichus (3)
Microlichus (10)
Myialges (4)
Neocnemidocoptes (1)
Promyialges (3)
Rallepidermoptes (2)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0