Steatonyssus Kolenati, 1858
(a genus of bat mites)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Steatonyssus noctulus
a bat mite
Species 1 ident. refs
Steatonyssus periblepharus
a bat mite
Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Species 14 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusSteatonyssus (a genus of bat mites)
FamilyMACRONYSSIDAE (a family of mites)
SuperfamilyDERMANYSSOIDEA (a superfamily of mites)
SubcohortDermanyssiae (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
Till W.M. & Evans, O.G. 1964 The genus Steatonyssus Kolenati (Acari: Mesostigmata) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.) Vol 111: 513-582.

Steatonyssus (a genus of bat mites) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Steatonyssus (a genus of bat mites)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 13 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Steatonyssus (a genus of bat mites)
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