Glycyphagidae is a family of mites in the order Astigmata. There are more than 25 genera and 100 described species in Glycyphagidae.
The natural habitat of most species of this family is nests of rodents, insectivores, and opossums, although many now live among humans in stored food or housing.
Genera These 27 genera belong to the family Glycyphagidae:
Apodemopus Fain, 1967 Asiolabidophorus Lukoschus, Gerrits & Fain, 1977 Austroglycyphagus Dermacarus Haller, 1880 Diamesoglyphus Zachvatkin, 1941 Dipodomyopus Fain & Lukoschus, 1978 Eupygopus Lukoschus, Rothuizen & Fain, 1977 Glycyphagoides Glycyphagus Hering, 1838 Gohieria Oudemans, 1939 Hypodectes Filippi, 1861 Labidophorus Kramer, 1877 Lepidoglyphus Zakhvatkin, 1936 Lophioglyphus Volgin, 1964 Marsupialichus Fain, 1967 Mediolabidophorus Fain & Lukoschus, 1978 Melesodectes Fain & Lukoschus, 1968 Metalabidophorus Fain, 1967 Microlabidopus Fain, 1967 Neoxenoryctes Fain & Philips, 1977 Orycteroxenus Zachvatkin, 1941 Scalopacarus Fain & Whitaker, 1973 Soriculopus Fain & Lukoschus, 1980 Xenocastor Zachvatkin, 1941 Xenoryctes Zachvatkin, 1941 † Marmosopus Fain & Lukoschus, 1977 † Neotetracopus Fain, 1969
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