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, 1967Asiolabidophorus Lukoschus, Gerrits & Fain, 1977AustroglycyphagusDermacarus Haller, 1880Diamesoglyphus Zachvatkin, 1941Dipodomyopus Fain & Lukoschus, 1978Eupygopus Lukoschus, Rothuizen & Fain, 1977GlycyphagoidesGlycyphagus Hering, 1838Gohieria Oudemans, 1939Hypodectes Filippi, 1861Labidophorus Kramer, 1877Lepidoglyphus Zakhvatkin, 1936Lophioglyphus Volgin, 1964Marsupialichus Fain, 1967Mediolabidophorus Fain & Lukoschus, 1978Melesodectes Fain & Lukoschus, 1968Metalabidophorus Fain, 1967Microlabidopus Fain, 1967Neoxenoryctes Fain & Philips, 1977Orycteroxenus Zachvatkin, 1941Scalopacarus Fain & Whitaker, 1973Soriculopus Fain & Lukoschus, 1980Xenocastor Zachvatkin, 1941Xenoryctes Zachvatkin, 1941
  • † Marmosopus Fain & Lukoschus, 1977
  • † Neotetracopus Fain, 1969