Ophionyssus

Ophionyssus is a genus of bird mites in the family Macronyssidae. There are about seven described species in Ophionyssus.[1]

Ophionyssus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acari
Order: Mesostigmata
Family: Macronyssidae
Genus: Ophionyssus
Megnin, 1884

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Ophionyssus:

  • Ophionyssus galeotes Domrow, Heath & Kennedy, 1980
  • Ophionyssus javanensis Mich. & Lukoschus
  • Ophionyssus lacertinus (Berlese, 1892)
  • Ophionyssus natricis (Gervais, 1844)
  • Ophionyssus saurarum (Oudemans, 1901)
  • Ophionyssus schreibericolus
  • Ophionyssus scincorum Domrow, Heath & Kennedy, 1980

References

  1. "Ophionyssus". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.


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