Ptyssalges

Ptyssalges is a monotypic genus of mites belonging to the monotypic family Ptyssalgidae. The only species is Ptyssalges major.^[1]

Ptyssalges
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Sarcoptiformes
Suborder:	Astigmata
Family:	Ptyssalgidae Atyeo & Gaud, 1979
Genus:	Ptyssalges Atyeo & Gaud, 1979
Species:	P. major
Binomial name
Ptyssalges major (Trouessart, 1887)

The species is found in Central America.^[2]