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Pyroglyphidae Cunliffe 1958

Description

Family PYROGLYPHIDAE Cunliffe, 1958

Pyroglyphidae Cunliffe, 1958: 85.

Notes: Dermatophagoides farinae, D. pteronyssinus, and Euroglypus maynei are the subject of an enormous literature, stemming from their importance as a source of human allergens. Only a few key references are included here.

Notes

Published as part of HALLIDAY, R. B., 2023, Prelude to a study of the feather mites of Australia (Acariformes: Astigmata), pp. 1-73 in Zootaxa 5280 (1) on page 28, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5280.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7912198

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Pyroglyphidae
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Sarcoptiformes
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Cunliffe
Taxon rank
family
Taxonomic concept label
Pyroglyphidae Cunliffe, 1958 sec. HALLIDAY, 2023

References

  • Cunliffe, F. (1958) Pyroglyphus morlani, a new genus and species of mite forming a new family, Pyroglyphidae, in the Acaridiae. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 60, 85 - 86.