Epidermoptidae

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Epidermoptidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Class: Arachnida Subclass: Acarina Superorder: Acariformes Order: Astigmata (unranked) Psoroptidia Superfamily: Analgoidea Family: Epidermoptidae Trouessart, 1892
Genera include
Dermation Epidermoptes Microlichus Passeroptes Rivoltasia Strelkoviacarus

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).

[edit] References

• Epidermoptidae at BioLib