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[[Image:Psoroptes cuniculi.jpg|150px|thumb|right|'''Psoroptes cuniculi (Copyright Joel Mills, Wikimedia Commons) ''']]

[[Image:Psoroptes cuniculi.jpg|150px|thumb|right|'''Psoroptes cuniculi (Copyright Joel Mills, Wikimedia Commons) ''']]

===Identification===

==Identification==

Psoroptes is an oval shaped, with legs longer than those seen in burrowing mites.

Psoroptes is an oval shaped, with legs longer than those seen in burrowing mites.

Males have a pair of copulatory suckers.

Males have a pair of copulatory suckers.

 

==Life cycle==

===Life cycle===

Psoroptes are confined to skin surface, and feed on serous exudate by a siphoning process.

Psoroptes are confined to skin surface, and feed on serous exudate by a siphoning process.