Abstract
The genus Dermanyssus Dugès,1834 (Mesostigmata: Dermanyssidae )includes hematophagous mites that are ectoparasites of birds.Over the years,the number of species included varied greatly:56 or more species have once been classified in this genus,but after the last review by Moss in 1978 only 18 species remained;presently there are 23.Major changes in genus definition drastically reduced the number of species included,involving not only the establishment of synonymies,but also many changes in systematic position based on literature data (Roy & Chauve,2007). However, in 2007 the species definition is not yet clear. We present an overview of the current systematic position of all 56 species that were once included in this genus. In addition, we review host specificity and geographic distribution of Dermanyssus species, and we discuss morphological characters posing problems in species characterization.
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Roy, L., Chauve, C. (2010). The genus Dermanyssus (Mesostigmata: Dermanyssidae): history and species characterization. In: Sabelis, M., Bruin, J. (eds) Trends in Acarology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9837-5_8
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