Tags: Arachnid.

Listrophoridae is a family of mites in the suborder Psoroptidia of the order Sarcoptiformes. The family contains small long mites specialized for grasping the hairs of mammals. North American genera include:AplodontochirusChirodiscoidesDentocarpusGeomylichusLeporacarusListrophorusLutracarusLynxacarusOlabidocarpusOlistrophorusProlistrophorusQuasilistrophorusAsiochirus is one Asian genus. Unidentified listrophorids have been found on the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) in Florida and Georgia.

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