Glycyphagidae

Glycyphagidae is a family of mites in the order Astigmata. There are more than 25 genera and 100 described species in Glycyphagidae.

The natural habitat of most species of this family is nests of rodents, insectivores, and opossums, although many now live among humans in stored food or housing.

Genera

These 27 genera belong to the family Glycyphagidae:

Apodemopus Fain, 1967

Asiolabidophorus Lukoschus, Gerrits & Fain, 1977

Austroglycyphagus

Dermacarus Haller, 1880

Diamesoglyphus Zachvatkin, 1941

Dipodomyopus Fain & Lukoschus, 1978

Eupygopus Lukoschus, Rothuizen & Fain, 1977

Glycyphagoides

Glycyphagus Hering, 1838

Gohieria Oudemans, 1939

Hypodectes Filippi, 1861

Labidophorus Kramer, 1877

Lepidoglyphus Zakhvatkin, 1936

Lophioglyphus Volgin, 1964

Marsupialichus Fain, 1967

Mediolabidophorus Fain & Lukoschus, 1978

Melesodectes Fain & Lukoschus, 1968

Metalabidophorus Fain, 1967

Microlabidopus Fain, 1967

Neoxenoryctes Fain & Philips, 1977

Orycteroxenus Zachvatkin, 1941

Scalopacarus Fain & Whitaker, 1973

Soriculopus Fain & Lukoschus, 1980

Xenocastor Zachvatkin, 1941

Xenoryctes Zachvatkin, 1941

† Marmosopus Fain & Lukoschus, 1977

† Neotetracopus Fain, 1969

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Acari

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