Mites of Poultry

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1. Oval mites with long spider-like legs and two tarsal claws .......... Go to: 2

2. Mites with very, very small chela on very thin chelicerae and the anus is in the posterior half of the anal plate. .......... Dermanyssus sp.
3. Mites with moderate sized chela on thick chelicerae and the anus is in the anterior half of the anal plate. .......... Ornithonyssus sp.


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