Pneumocoptes Baker, 1951

Bochkov, Andre V., Zabludovskaya, Svetlana & Oconnor, Barry M., 2008, Phylogeny and systematics of the endoparasitic astigmatid mites (Acari: Sarcoptiformes) of mammals: families Gastronyssidae, Lemurnyssidae, and Pneumocoptidae, Zootaxa 1951 (1), pp. 1-152 : 144

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scientific name

Pneumocoptes Baker, 1951
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Genus Pneumocoptes Baker, 1951

Baker 1951: 584; Doby 1963: 963; Doby et al. 1964: 202; Loos-Frank & Abel 1983: 539; Kouchakij & Loos-Frank 1984: 673.

Type species: Cytoleichus penrosei Weidman, 1917 , by original designation.

Diagnosis. With characteristics of family.

Species included: P. jellisoni , P. penrosei , P. tiollaisi , P. banksi (?).

Host range and distribution. Species of this genus parasitize the lungs of rodents in Europe and North America (see Table 6).

Baker, E. (1951) Pneumocoptes, a new genus of lung-inhabiting mite from rodents (Acarina: Epidermoptidae). The Journal of Parasitology, 37, 583 - 586.

Doby, J. - M. (1963) Pneumocoptes tiollaisi, n. sp. (acarien parasite du poumon de Clethrionomys glareolus), premiere espece europeenne du genre Pneumocoptes. Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences, Parasitologie, 257, 963 - 965.

Doby, J. - M., Chevrel, M. - L., Rault, B. & Louvet, M. (1964) Acariase pulmonaire du campagnol roussatre par un acarien du genre Pneumocoptes. Annales de Parasitologie (Paris), 39, 201 - 209.

Kouchakij, G. A. & Loos-Frank, B. (1984) The validity and morphology of lung mites of the genus Pneumocoptes (Acari: Astigmata). Zeitschrift fur Parasitenkunde, Parasitology Research, 70, 673 - 683.

Loos-Frank, B. & Abel, M. (1983) Lung mites (Pneumocoptes sp.) in bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) in Southwest Germany. Zeitschrift fur Parasitenkunde, Parasitology Research, 69, 539 - 546.

Weidman, F. D. (1917) Cytoleichus penrosei, a new arachnoid parasite found in the diseased lungs of a prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus. The Journal of Parasitology, 3, 82 - 89.