Listrophoridae

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:

Aplodontochirus
Chirodiscoides
Dentocarpus
Geomylichus
Leporacarus
Listrophorus
Lutracarus
Lynxacarus
Olabidocarpus
Olistrophorus
Prolistrophorus
Quasilistrophorus

Asiochirus is one Asian genus. Unidentified listrophorids have been found on the marsh rice rat in Florida and Georgia.

Literature cited

Whitaker, J.O. and Wilson, N. 1974. . American Midland Naturalist 91:1–67.
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