2-521: Psoroptidia is a parvorder of the Acari ( mite ) group Astigma (or Astigmatina ). It comprises around 40 families, and apparently originated as parasites of birds , before a secondary radiation saw some taxa become parasites of mammals . Because of their parasitic lifestyle, members of the Psoroptidia do not exhibit a deutonymph stage. The group contains many of the more notorious parasitic members of
4-463: The Astigmata . Three of the superfamilies in this clade are among those Acarina collectively called feather mites , whereas the fourth and fifth – Psoroptoidea and Pyroglyphoidea – contains ear mites and scabies mites among others. This article about a mite or tick is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Parvorder Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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