Bernierinyssus
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| Bernierinyssus | |
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| Bernierinyssus oxylabis female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Sarcoptiformes |
| Family: | Pteronyssidae |
| Genus: | Bernierinyssus Mironov, Klimov, Block & Oconnor, 2020 |
| Type species | |
| Bernierinyssus bernieriae Mironov, Klimov, Block & Oconnor, 2020 | |
Bernierinyssus is a genus of feather mite in the family Pteronyssidae, endemic to Madagascar. The six known species are specialist ectoparasites on Malagasy warblers (Bernieridae).[1] The first known member of the genus, Bernierinyssus oxylabis, was originally described in 2005 as part of the genus Pteronyssoides.[2] In 2020, the genus Bernierinyssus was created to accommodate B. oxylabis and five additional species. The genus is highly host-specific, with each bird host species usually harboring a single species of mite.[1]