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| Also known as:

| '''''[[Feline Scabies|feline scabies]]''

|class              =Arachnida

|order              =Astigmata

|family            =Sarcoptidae

|genus              =Notoedres

Also known as: '''''[[Feline Scabies|feline scabies]]''

Notoedres are [[Burrowing Mites|burrowing mites]] of cats, rats, man and rabbits. They are also common ectoparasites of tropical bats.

''Notoedres'' are [[Burrowing Mites|burrowing mites]] of cats, rats, man and rabbits. They are also common ectoparasites of tropical bats.

==Identification==

==Identification==

The entire life cycle takes place on a single host and takes between 14 and 21 days to complete. The female mite burrows into the skin and lays eggs in the created tunnels. After the female deposits the eggs, she dies.  

The entire life cycle takes place on a single host and takes between 14 and 21 days to complete. The female mite burrows into the skin and lays eggs in the created tunnels. After the female deposits the eggs, she dies.  

'''Eggs'''<br/>

'''Eggs'''<br/>

Laid into the stratum corneum by the burrowing female.<br/>

Laid into the stratum corneum by the burrowing female.<br/>

'''Larvae'''<br/>

'''Larvae'''<br/>

Burrow into the skin and go through two nymphal stages before reaching maturity.

Burrow into the skin and go through two nymphal stages before reaching maturity.

==Diagnosis==

==Diagnosis==

==Important Species==

==Important Species==

''Notoedres cati''- This species causes [[Feline Scabies|feline scabies]], an example of [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Notoedric mites|a notoedric skin infestation]]

''Notoedres cati''- This species causes [[Feline Scabies|feline scabies]], an example of a notoedric skin infestation.

[[Category:Burrowing_Mites]]

[[Category:Burrowing_Mites]]

[[Category:To_Do_-_AimeeHicks]]

[[Category:To_Do_-_Parasites]]