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{{Taxobox
|name = Psoroptes
|kingdom = Animalia
|phylum = [[:Category:Arthropods|Arthropoda]]
|class = [[:Category:Arachnida|Arachnida]]
|sub-class = Acari
|order = Sarcoptiformes
|super-family =
|family = Psoroptidae
|sub-family =
|genus = Psoroptes
|species =
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''Psoroptes'' is an oval shaped, astigmatic, non-burrowing mite, causing [[Psoroptic Mange|psoroptic skin infestation]] in cattle, sheep, horses and rabbits. The most common species of ''Psoroptes'' seen within the UK are ''[[Psoroptes ovis]]'', and ''[[Psoroptes cuniculi]]''.
'''Recognition'''
[[Image:Psoroptes cuniculi.jpg|150px|thumb|right|'''''Psoroptes cuniculi''''' (Copyright Joel Mills, Wikimedia Commons) ]]
==Identification==
''Psoroptes'' is an oval shaped, with legs longer than those seen in burrowing mites.
The males have a pair of copulatory suckers. It is of the family Psoroptidae.
==Life cycle==
''Psoroptes'' are confined to the skin surface, and feed on serous exudate by a siphoning process.
The Adult female is capable of laying up to 100 eggs during her life time, which is usually just one month. The duration of the life cycle is around 10 days, and consists of two nymphal stages.
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