Oncoscelus
| Oncoscelus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Family: | Spinturnicidae |
| Genus: | Oncoscelus Delfinado & Baker, 1963 |
| Species: | O. kanheri
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| Binomial name | |
| Oncoscelus kanheri (Hiregaudar & Bal, 1955)
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Oncoscelus is a genus of mites in the family Spinturnicidae. This genus has a single species, Oncoscelus kanheri, found in Indomalaya.
Oncoscelus kanheri, like the other species of this family, are parasites of bats. They live primarily on the wing and tail membranes of bats throughout all stages of life.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Oncoscelus Delfinado & Baker, 1963". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ Beron, Petar, ed. (2020). Acarorum Catalogus VI, Order Mesostigmata. Pensoft. doi:10.3897/ab.e54206. ISBN 978-619-248-006-6.