Belongs within: Psoroptidia.
Contains: Alloptidae, Avenzoariidae, Pteronyssidae, Proctophyllodidae, Sarcoptoidea, Pyroglyphidae, Turbinoptidae, Xolalgidae, Analgidae.
The Analgoidea are a group of astigmatan mites usually found as parasites or paraphages of birds, more rarely as nidicoles or in synanthropic habitats (OConnor 2009). They are closely related to the mammal-associated Sarcoptoidea and may possibly be paraphyletic to the latter group. A subgroup with solenidion ω1 on tarsus I migrated distad to a position near solenidion ω3 has sometimes been treated as a separate superfamily Pyroglyphoidea (OConnor 2009).
The Knemidocoptidae are specialised parasites that burrow into host tissue, with females having a globose body and greatly shortened legs (OConnor 2009).
Characters (from OConnor 2009): All tarsi lacking proral setae, tarsus IV lacking seta s; genu I with 0–2 solenidia; pretarsus with empodium claw-like in center of ambulacral disc or flattened as central sclerite; condylophore guide typically present at junction of ambulacral stalk and disc; pretarsus often retractable. Paraproctal chaetome with 0–3 pairs of p setae and no ad setae.
<==Analgoidea [Cytolichidae, Cysticolae]DW10 |--+--AvenzoariidaeDW10 | `--Trouessartia Canestrini in Canestrini & Kramer 1899H98 [TrouessartiidaeDW10, Trouessartiinae] | |--T. corvinus (Koch 1841) [=Dermaleichus corvinus, Pterocolus corvinus, Trouessartia corvina]H98 | |--T. funiculataDW10 | |--T. geospizaO09 | |--T. megadisca Gaud 1962H98 | `--T. rosteriiDW10 `--+--+--+--PteronyssidaeDW10 | | `--ProctophyllodidaeDW10 | `--+--SarcoptoideaDW10 | `--PyroglyphoideaO09 | |--PyroglyphidaeDW10 | |--Ptyssalges [Ptyssalgidae]O09 | `--TurbinoptidaeO09 `--+--XolalgidaeDW10 `--+--AnalgidaeDW10 `--Knemidocoptidae [Knemidokoptinae]DW10 |--Neocnemidocoptes Fain 1966H98 | |--N. australiensis Fain & Lukoschus 1979H98 | `--N. gallinae (Railliet 1887) (see below for synonymy)H98 `--Knemidocoptes Fürstenberg 1967DW10, H98 |--K. intermedius Fain & Macfarlane 1967 (see below for synonymy)H98 |--K. jamaicensis Turk 1950 (see below for synonymy)H98 |--K. mutans (Robin & Lanquentin 1859) (see below for synonymy)H98 `--K. pilae Lavoipierre & Griffiths 1951 [=Cnemidocoptes pilae, Knemidokoptes pilae]H98 Analgoidea incertae sedis: AlloptidaeO09 Thysanocercus [Thysanocercidae]O09 `--T. affinisO09 PsoroptoididaeO09 |--Pandalura strigisotiO09 |--ChasmialgesNK94 `--Mesalgoides Gaud & Atyeo 1967O09, H98 `--M. oscinum (Koch 1840) [=Dermaleichus oscinum, Megninia oscinum, Mesalges oscinum]H98 DermoglyphidaeO09 |--Paralges microtrichusO09 |--DermoglyphusE-KO07 | |--D. columbaeE-KO07 | `--D. elongatusRN72 `--EupterolichusSL71 |--E. bicaudatusAL37 |--E. buchholzi (see below for synonymy)T05 |--E. columbi (see below for synonymy)T05 |--E. favetti (Trouessart 1899)SL71 |--E. forcipiger (Mégnin & Trouessart 1884) [=Pterolichus forficiger]T05 |--E. numenii (Canestrini 1878) [=Dermaleichus numenii, Pterolichus (Eupterolichus) numenii]T05 `--E. totani (Canestrini 1878) [=Dermaleichus totani, Pterolichus (Eupterolichus) totani]T05 Gaudoglyphus [Gaudoglyphidae]O09 `--G. minorO09 Atelespoda [Apionacaridae]O09 `--A. crenaO09 Dermationidae [Dermationinae]O09 |--Rivoltasia Canestrini 1894H98 | `--R. bifurcata (Rivolta & Delprato 1880) [=Epidermoptes bifurcatus]H98 `--Passeroptes Fain 1964H98 |--P. dermicolaO09 `--P. lophophaps Fain 1965H98 EpidermoptidaeO09 |--Rallepidermoptes fulicaeO09 |--Epidermoptes Rivolta & Delprato 1880H98 | `--E. bilobatus Rivolta & Delprato 1880H98 `--Myialges Trouessart 1906H98 |--M. ancistronae Fain 1965H98 |--M. bombycillae Fain 1965H98 |--M. (Promyialges) macdonaldi Evans et al. 1963K09, H98 `--M. nudusO09 Laminosioptidae [Caminosioptidae]O09 |--Laminosioptes Mégnin 1880H98 | `--L. cysticola (Vizioli 1868)O09, H98 (see below for synonymy) `--Fainocoptes Lukoschus & Lombert 1979 (see below for synonymy)H98 |--F. australis (Lukoschus & Lombert 1979) [=Streetacarus australis]H98 |--F. columbicolaO09 |--F. conopophilae (Lukoschus & Lombert 1979) [=Calamicoptes conopophilae]H98 |--F. meliphagae (Lukoschus & Lombert 1979) [=Calamicoptes meliphagae]H98 `--F. nixoni Lukoschus & Lombert 1979 [=F. nizoni (l. c.)]H98 Cytoditidae [Cytoditinae, Kytoditidae]O09 |--Cytonyssus Fain 1960H98 | |--C. andrei Fain 1960 [=Kytonyssus (l. c.) andrei]H98 | `--C. temenuchiO09 `--Cytodites Mégnin in Girard 1877O09, H98 |--C. amandavae Fain & Bafort 1964 [=Kytodites amandavae]H98 |--C. geopeliae Fain & Lukoschus 1979 [=Kytodites geopeliae]H98 `--C. nudus (Vizioli 1868) (see below for synonymy)H98
Cytodites nudus (Vizioli 1868) [=Sarcoptes nudus, Cytolichus nudus, Cytoleichus (l. c.) nudus, Kytodites nudus]H98
Eupterolichus buchholzi [=Pterolichus (Eupterolichus) buchholzi; incl. P. (E.) buchholzi var. fascigera Mégnin & Trouessart 1884]T05
Eupterolichus columbi [=Pterolichus (Eupterolichus) columbi; incl. P. (E.) columbi var. major Mégnin & Trouessart 1884]T05
Fainocoptes Lukoschus & Lombert 1979 [incl. Calamicoptes Lukoschus & Lombert 1979, Streetacarus Lukoschus & Lombert 1979]H98
Knemidocoptes intermedius Fain & Macfarlane 1967 [=Knemidocopties (l. c.) intermedius, Knemidokoptes intermedius]H98
Knemidocoptes jamaicensis Turk 1950 [=Cnemidocoptes jamaicensis, Knemidocoptes mutans var. jamaicensis, Knemidokoptes jamaicensis]H98
Knemidocoptes mutans (Robin & Lanquentin 1859) [=Sarcoptes mutans, Cnemidocoptes mutans, Knemidokoptes mutans]H98
Laminosioptes cysticola (Vizioli 1868)O09, H98 [=Sarcoptes cisticolaH98, Caminopioptes (l. c.) cysticolaH98, Laminosioptes cisticolaH98]
Neocnemidocoptes gallinae (Railliet 1887) [=Sarcoptes laevis var. gallinae, Cnemidocoptes gallinae, Knemidocoptes gallinae, Knemidokoptes gallinae]H98
*Type species of generic name indicated
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