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*Causes [[Psoroptic Mange|psoroptic skin infestation]]
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''Psoroptes'' is an oval shaped, astigmatic, non-burrowing mite, causing psoroptic mange in cattle, sheep, horses and rabbits.
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| Predilection site
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| '''Skin'''; particularly on legs, feet, and the base of the tail.
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'''Recognition'''
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'''Scientific Classification'''
*Oval shaped
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| Kingdom
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| Animalia
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| Phylum
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| Arthropoda
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| Class
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| Arachnida
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| Subclass
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| Acari
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| Order
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| Sarcoptiformes
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| Family
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| Psoroptidae
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| Genus
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| Psoroptes
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*Long legs
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*Causes [[Psoroptic Mange|psoroptic skin infestation]]
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*Funnel shaped suckers on '''segmented''' pedicels
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*1-2mm in length
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===Identification===
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Psoroptes is an oval shaped, with legs longer than those seen in burrowing mites.
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Males have a pair of copulatory suckers.
     
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