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====''Knemidocoptes''====
====''Knemidocoptes''====
[[Image:Clinical Case 2 03.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Knemidocoptes'' Mite under Light microscope (Courtesy of C. Antonczyk)]]
[[Image:Clinical Case 2 01.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Chicken with Scaly Leg (Courtesy of C. Antonczyk)]]
*Only genus of burrowing mites which occur on avian species
*Only genus of burrowing mites which occur on avian species
*Terminal anus
*Terminal anus
*'''K. mutans'''
*''K. mutans''
**Scaly leg in poultry
**Scaly leg in poultry
**Mites burrow beneath leg scales causing them to loosen and rise
**Mites burrow beneath leg scales causing them to loosen and rise
**Birds pull out body feathers
**Birds pull out body feathers
*'''K. pilae'''
*''K. pilae''
**Scaly face and beak in psittacines
**Scaly face and beak in psittacines
**Mites attack bare or lightly feather areas of the face, beak, cere and body
**Mites attack bare or lightly feather areas of the face, beak, cere and body
===''Varroa''===
===''Varroa''===
==Links==
[[Clinical Case 2]]