Mites of Cats

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1. Elongate mites with very short stumpy legs .......... Demodex sp.
2. Short "round" mites ........ Go to: 3-4

3. Mite found in the skin, usually on the head, face and ears. The mite's epimerae of the 1st coxae fuse to form a Y, and has its anus on the dorsal surface of the abdomen .......... Notoedres cati
4. Mite found in the external ear canal. The epimerae of the 1st and 2nd coxae join posteriorly .......... Otodectes cynotis


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