MACRONYSSINAE
(a subfamily of mites)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubfamilyMACRONYSSINAE (a subfamily of mites)
FamilyLAELAPTIDAE (a family of Parasitoid mites)
SuperfamilyPARASITOIDEA (an order of Mesostigmatid mites)
SubcohortParasitiae (a subcohort of mites)
CohortGamasina (a cohort of mites)
SuborderMONOGYNASPIDA (a suborder of mites)
OrderMESOSTIGMATA (mesostigmate or gamasid mites)
SuperorderPARASITIFORMES (parasitiform mites)
SubclassACARI (mites)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Dodds, D. A brief guide to bat ectoparasites http://www.bats.org.uk/data/files/BatCareConf2018/A_Brief_Guide_to_Bat_ectoparasites_fourth_edition.pdf
Stanyukovich, M. K. 1997 Keys to the gamasid mites (Acari: Parasitiformes, Mesostigmata, Macronyssoidea et Laelaptoidea) parasiting bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) from Russia and adjacent countries. Rudolstadter nat.hist. Schr. Vol 7: 13-46.

MACRONYSSINAE (a subfamily of mites) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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