Knemidokoptes

Knemidokoptes is a genus of parasitic mites in the family Knemidokoptidae that infect the skin or feather follicles of birds, especially gallinaceous birds (chickens, pheasants, and relatives) as well as parakeets and canaries.[1][2]

Knemidokoptes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Order:
Sarcoptiformes
Family:
Knemidokoptidae
Genus:
Knemidokoptes
Species

Knemidokoptes pilae
Knemidokoptes mutans

Synonyms
  • Cnemidocoptes Cambridge, 1875
  • Cnemidocoptes Lavoipierre & Griffiths, 1951
  • Knemidocoptes Oudemans, 1898

References
  1. Mullen, Gary; Durden, Lance, eds. (2002). Medical and veterinary entomology. San Diego, Calif.: Academic Press/Elsevier. pp. 485–486. ISBN 9780080536071.
  2. Bowman, Dwight D. (2009). Georgis' parasitology for veterinarians (9th ed.). St. Louis, Mo.: Saunders/Elsevier. p. 67. ISBN 978-1416044123.
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