Steatonyssus
Genus of mites
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Steatonyssus is a genus of bat and bird mites in the family Macronyssidae. There are about eight described species in Steatonyssus.[1]
| Steatonyssus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Family: | Macronyssidae |
| Genus: | Steatonyssus Kolenati, 1858 |
Species
These eight species belong to the genus Steatonyssus:
- Steatonyssus brucei
- Steatonyssus heteroventralis
- Steatonyssus musculi (Schrank, 1803)
- Steatonyssus nakazimai Asanuma & Uchikawa, 1977
- Steatonyssus occidentalis (Ewing, 1933)
- Steatonyssus periblepharus Kolenati, 1858
- Steatonyssus spinosus Willmann, 1936
- Steatonyssus surinamensis