Sarcoptidae
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Scabies mite ( Sarcoptes scabiei ) |
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Sarcoptidae is a family of mites with 17 genera and 117 species. All live parasitically and stay permanently on their host. The best- known representative is the itch mite Sarcoptes scabiei .
Sarcoptidae are astigmatic mites with a round, slightly flattened body on the belly. The first leg link ( coxa ) has sunk into the body so that the legs only protrude slightly, the last pair of legs usually not at all. The sole lobe ( empodium ) is claw-shaped and the adhesive lobes ( pulvilla ) arise from a stem-like pretarsus .
literature
- Richard Wall, R. Wall, D. Shearer: Veterinary Entomology: Arthropod Ectoparasites of Veterinary Importance . Springer Science & Business Media, 1997, ISBN 9780412615108 , p. 59.
Web links
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