Ornithonyssus

Ornithonyssus
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Ornithonyssus sylviarum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Acari
Order:	Mesostigmata
Family:	Macronyssidae
Subfamily:	Macronyssinae
Genus:	Ornithonyssus Sambon, 1928
Species
see text
Synonyms
Leiognathus Canestrini, 1884 (preocc.) Fonsecanyssus Radford, 1950 Cryptonyssus Radovsky, 1966 Bdellonyssus' Fonseca, 1941 Neoichoronyssus Fonseca, 1941 Lepronyssoides Fonseca, 1941 Macronyssoides Radovsky, 1966 Megistonyssus Radovsky, 1966 Parasteatonyssus Radovsky, 1966

Ornithonyssus is a mite genus of the family Macronyssidae.

Species

• Ornithonyssus acrobates Micherdzinski & Domrow, 1985
• Ornithonyssus africanus (Zumpt & Till, 1958)
• Ornithonyssus bacoti (Hirst, 1913) commonly known as the tropical rat mite. A frequently occurring rat mite [1] that has a painful bite.
• Ornithonyssus benoiti Till, 1982
• Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese, 1888)
• Ornithonyssus campester Micherdzinski & Domrow, 1985
• Ornithonyssus capensis Shepherd & Narro, 1983
• Ornithonyssus conciliatus (Radovsky, 1967)
• Ornithonyssus costai Micherdzinski, 1980
• Ornithonyssus dasyuri Domrow, 1983
• Ornithonyssus desultorius (Radovsky, 1966)
• Ornithonyssus flexus (Radovsky, 1967)
• Ornithonyssus garridoi de-la-Cruz, 1981
• Ornithonyssus hypertrichus Radovsky, 2007
• Ornithonyssus jayanti (Advani & Vazirani, 1981)
• Ornithonyssus kochi (Fonseca, 1948)
• Ornithonyssus latro Domrow, 1963
• Ornithonyssus longisetosus Micherdzinski, 1980
• Ornithonyssus lukoschusi Micherdzinski, 1980
• Ornithonyssus matogrosso (Fonseca, 1954)
• Ornithonyssus noeli de-la-Cruz, 1983
• Ornithonyssus nyctinomi (Zumpt & Patterson, 1951)
• Ornithonyssus petauri Micherdzinski, 1980
• Ornithonyssus pereirai (Fonseca, 1935)
• Ornithonyssus pipistrelli (Oudemans, 1904)
• Ornithonyssus praedo Domrow, 1971
• Ornithonyssus roseinnesi (Zumpt & Till, 1953)
• Ornithonyssus simulatus Micherdzinski, 1980
• Ornithonyssus spinosa Manson, 1972
• Ornithonyssus stigmaticus Micherdzinski & Domrow, 1985
• Ornithonyssus sylviarum (G.Canestrini & Fanzago, 1877) Commonly known as the northern fowl mite.
• Ornithonyssus taphozous Micherdzinski & Domrow, 1985

References

• Krantz, G. W. "A manual of acarology". 2d ed. Corvallis: Oregon State University Book Stores, 1978. 509 p.
• Radovsky, F. J. 2007. "A new species of Ornithonyssus (Acari: Macronyssidae) in western North America and a review of nearctic species". International Journal of Acarology 33 (3): 223-229. Abstract