Pelzneria
Genus of mites
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Pelzneria is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.[1] Species of Pelzneria are most often associated with small vertebrate carrion, and most species are phoretic on silphid beetles of the genus Nicrophorus.
| Pelzneria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Sarcoptiformes |
| Family: | Acaridae |
| Genus: | Pelzneria Scheucher, in Stammer 1957 |
Species
- Pelzneria afluctuosa Mahunka, 1978
- Pelzneria crenulatus (Oudemans, 1909)
- Pelzneria meyerae Mahunka, 1979
