Hystrichonyssus

Hystrichonyssidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. The family consists of a sole genus, Hystrichonyssus. This genus consists of only one species of mite, being Hystrichonyssus turneri.^[1]

Hystrichonyssus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Acari
Order:	Mesostigmata
Superfamily:	Dermanyssoidea
Family:	Hystrichonyssidae Keegan, Yunker & Baker, 1960
Genus:	Hystrichonyssus Keegan, Yunker & Baker, 1960
Species:	H. turneri
Binomial name
Hystrichonyssus turneri Keegan, Yunker & Baker, 1960

Description

H. turneri can be found primarily using the Malayan porcupine as a host.^[2][3]

The species is solely found in the upper peninsula of Malaysia, though it can be found on non-endemic species.^[4]