Family GASTRONYSSIDAE Fain, 1956
Introduction
The Gastronyssidae is a family of nine genera and 42 species of endoparasitic mites that occur in mammals, mostly bats. They are found in the nasal passages, eyes, and stomach of their hosts (OConnor 2009). The world fauna was reviewed by Bochkov (2010) and Bochkov et al. (2008), and the Australian fauna of two genera and three species, all from bats, was catalogued and keyed by Domrow (1992).
General References
Bochkov, A.V. 2010. A review of mammal-associated Psoroptidia (Acariformes: Astigmata). Acarina. Russian Journal of Acarology 18: 99–260
Bochkov, A.V., Zabludovskaya, S. & OConnor, B.M. 2008. Phylogeny and systematics of the endoparasitic astigmatid mites (Acari: Sarcoptiformes) of mammals: families Gastronyssidae, Lemurnyssidae, and Pneumocoptidae. Zootaxa 1951: 1–152
Domrow, R. 1992. Acari Astigmata (excluding feather mites) parasitic on Australian vertebrates: an annotated checklist, keys and bibliography. Invertebrate Taxonomy 6: 1459-1606
OConnor, B.M. 2009. Cohort Astigmatina. pp. 565–657 in Krantz, G.W. & Walter, D.E. (eds). A Manual of Acarology. Lubbock, Texas : Texas Tech University Press Third edition, 807 pp.
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