Listrophoridae

Listrophoridae
Listrophorus pagenstekeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Sarcoptiformes
Suborder: Astigmata
Family: Listrophoridae
Canestrini, 1892
Type genus
Listrophorus
Genera[1]

Listrophoridae is a family of mites in the suborder Psoroptidia of the order Sarcoptiformes. The family contains small, long mites specialized for grasping the hairs of mammals.[2] North American genera include:[3]

Asiochirus is one Asian genus.[4] Unidentified listrophorids have been found on the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) in Florida and Georgia.[5]

  1. ^ WoRMS (2024). Listrophoridae Canestrini, 1892. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=994609 on 2024-07-07
  2. ^ Whitaker and Wilson, 1974, p. 11
  3. ^ Whitaker and Wilson, 1974, pp. 10–11; Whitaker et al., 2007, p. 21
  4. ^ Whitaker et al., 2007, p. 21
  5. ^ Worth, 1950, p. 331; Wilson and Durden, 2003, table 1