Knemidokoptes is a genus of parasitic mites in the family Epidermoptidae that infect the skin or feather follicles of birds, especially gallinaceous birds (chickens, pheasants, and relatives) as well as parakeets and canaries.[1][2] Infection commonly causes scaly lesions to form at the face or feet, which is known as knemidocoptiasis.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Sarcoptiformes |
| Family: | Epidermoptidae |
| Subfamily: | Knemidokoptinae |
| Genus: | Knemidokoptes Fürstenberg, 1870 |
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It was formerly placed in the family Knemidokoptidae, which is now treated as a subfamily with 15 species grouped in six genera.[3]
Species edit
- Knemidokoptes mutans - also known as the scaly leg mite
- Knemidokoptes pilae - scaly face mite
References edit
- ^ Mullen, Gary; Durden, Lance, eds. (2002). Medical and veterinary entomology. San Diego, Calif.: Academic Press/Elsevier. pp. 485–486. ISBN 9780080536071.
- ^ Bowman, Dwight D. (2009). Georgis' parasitology for veterinarians (9th ed.). St. Louis, Mo.: Saunders/Elsevier. p. 67. ISBN 978-1416044123.
- ^ Dabert, J; Mihalca, AD; Sándor, AD (2011). "The first report of Knemidocoptes intermedius Fain et Macfarlane, 1967 (Acari: Astigmata) in naturally infected European birds". Parasitol. Res. 109 (237–240): 237–240. doi:10.1007/s00436-011-2390-8. PMID 21503637. S2CID 20928414.
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