Psoroptidae

{{Short description|Family of mites}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Chorioptes-bovis-mite.jpg

| image_alt = "Chorioptes bovis," a species in Psoroptidae

| image_caption = Chorioptes bovis, a species in Psoroptidae

| taxon = Psoroptidae

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| subdivision_ranks = Genera and species

| subdivision_ref = {{cite web|author1=|title=Psoroptidae|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Tree&id=83910&lvl=3&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock|website=NCBI taxonomy|publisher=National Center for Biotechnology Information|accessdate=14 January 2019|location=Bethesda, MD|language=English|format=HTML}}

| subdivision =

• Caparinia
• Caparinia ictonyctis
• Caparinia tripilis
• Chorioptes
• Chorioptes bovis (chorioptic mange mite)
• Chorioptes panda
• Chorioptes sweatmani
• Chorioptes texanus
• Otodectes
• Otodectes cynotis (ear mite)
• Psoroptes
• Psoroptes cervinus (scabies mite)
• Psoroptes cuniculi (rabbit ear mite)
• Psoroptes natalensis
• Psoroptes ovis (sheep scab mite)

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Psoroptidae is a family of parasitic mites,{{MeshName|Psoroptidae}} which are {{convert|1|–|2|mm|abbr=on}} long and live on the surface of the skin, rather than burrowing into it.{{cite book|last1=Wall|first1=Richard|last2=Shearer|first2=David|title=Veterinary Ectoparasites Biology, Pathology & Control|date=2008|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|location=Chichester|isbn=9780470680223|edition=2nd|chapter=2.7.2. Psoroptidae}} These mites affect various species, including cats, dogs, rabbits, cattle, sheep, and horses, causing skin inflammation, scabs, crusting, and hair loss.{{cite book|last1=Hoy|first1=Marjorie A.|title=Agricultural acarology introduction to integrated mite management|date=2011|publisher=CRC Press|location=Boca Raton|isbn=9781439817537|page=386}}

The following genera are within the family Psoroptidae:

• Psoroptes
• Chorioptes
• Otodectes