Epidermoptidae

Epidermoptidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Acari
Order:	Sarcoptiformes
(unranked):	Astigmatina
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).

References

Epidermoptidae at BioLib

Acari (ticks and mites)

Acariformes

Trombidiformes	Sphaerolichida Prostigmata

Sarcoptiformes	Endeostigmata Oribatida

Parasitiformes

Opilioacariformes

Opilioacaridae

Holothyrida

Allothyridae
Holothyridae
Neothyridae

Ixodida (ticks)

Mesostigmata

Sejidae	Sejoidea

Trigynaspida	Cercomegistoidea Antennophoroidea Celaenopsoidea Fedrizzioidea Megisthanoidea Parantennuloidea Aenictequoidea

Monogynaspida	Microgynioidea Heatherelloidea Thinozerconoidea Polyaspidoidea Uropodoidea Trachyuropodoidea Diarthrophalloidea Epicrioidea Zerconoidea Arctacaroidea Parasitoidea Veigaioidea Rhodacaroidea Eviphidoidea Ascoidea Phytoseioidea Dermanyssoidea

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