Dermatophagoides

Dermatophagoides
Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Sarcoptiformes
Family:	Pyroglyphidae
Genus:	Dermatophagoides A.Bogdanov, 1864
Synonyms [1]
HulliaGaud, 1968 MaeliaMichael, 1901 MealiaTrouessart, 1897 PachylichusCanestrini, 1894 PachylicusCanestrini, 1894 ParalgoidesGaud & Mouchet, 1959 VisceroptesSasa, 1947

Dermatophagoides is a genus of mites in the family Pyroglyphidae. ^{[2] [1]}

Six species are accepted in this genus: ^[1]

• Dermatophagoides evansi Fain, Hughes & Johnston, 1967
• Dermatophagoides farinae A.M.Hughes, 1961
• Dermatophagoides microceras D.A.Griffiths & Cunnington, 1971
• Dermatophagoides passericola Fain
• Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Trouessart, 1897)
• Dermatophagoides scheremetewskyi Bogdanow, 1864

References

1. "Dermatophagoides A.Bogdanov, 1864". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 23 May 2025.
2. Roskov Y., Kunze T., Orrell T., Abucay L., Paglinawan L., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Decock W., De Wever A. (2019). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2019 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X. TaxonID: 54855928. Retrieved 2019-11-11.