Hystrichonyssus
| Hystrichonyssus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Suborder: | Monogynaspida |
| Infraorder: | Gamasina |
| Superfamily: | Dermanyssoidea |
| Family: | Hystrichonyssidae Keegan, Yunker & Baker, 1960 |
| Genus: | Hystrichonyssus Keegan, Yunker & Baker, 1960 |
| Species: | H. turneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Hystrichonyssus turneri Keegan, Yunker & Baker, 1960 | |
Hystrichonyssidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. The family consists of a sole genus, Hystrichonyssus. This genus consists of only one species of mite, being Hystrichonyssus turneri.[1]
Description
H. turneri can be found primarily using the Malayan porcupine as a host.[2][3]
The species is solely found in the upper peninsula of Malaysia, though it can be found on non-endemic species.[4]
References
- ↑ David Evans Walter (ed.). "Hystrichonyssidae Species Listing". Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
- ↑ Dowling, Ashley (5 March 2015). Parasite Diversity and Diversification. Cambridge University Press. pp. 265–288. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ↑ Lindquist, Evert (March 2014). "Mites coexistent with neotropical hispine beetles in unfurled leaves of Heliconia: a new genus and family of the Ascoidea (Acari: Mesostigmata: Gamasina)". Journal of Natural History. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ↑ MacDonald, W. "Malaysian P ysian Parasites XXX asites XXXV-XLIX". Publications of the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology in the University of Nebraska. Retrieved 6 October 2025.