Ornithonyssus is a mite genus of the family Macronyssidae. Species Ornithonyssus acrobates Micherdzinski & Domrow, 1985 Ornithonyssus africanus (Zumpt & Till, 1958) Ornithonyssus bacoti (Hirst, 1913) commonly known as the tropical rat mite. A frequently occurring rat mite that has a painful bite. Ornithonyssus benoiti Till, 1982 Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese, 1888) commonly known as the tropical fowl mite. Ornithonyssus campester Micherdzinski & Domrow, 1985 Ornithonyssus capensis Shepherd & Narro, 1983 Ornithonyssus conciliatus (Radovsky, 1967) Ornithonyssus costai Micherdzinski, 1980 Ornithonyssus dasyuri Domrow, 1983 Ornithonyssus desultorius (Radovsky, 1966) Ornithonyssus flexus (Radovsky, 1967) Ornithonyssus garridoi de-la-Cruz, 1981 Ornithonyssus hypertrichus Radovsky, 2007 Ornithonyssus jayanti (Advani & Vazirani, 1981) Ornithonyssus kochi (Fonseca, 1948) Ornithonyssus latro Domrow, 1963 Ornithonyssus longisetosus Micherdzinski, 1980 Ornithonyssus lukoschusi Micherdzinski, 1980 Ornithonyssus matogrosso (Fonseca, 1954) Ornithonyssus noeli de-la-Cruz, 1983 Ornithonyssus nyctinomi (Zumpt & Patterson, 1951) Ornithonyssus petauri Micherdzinski, 1980 Ornithonyssus pereirai (Fonseca, 1935) Ornithonyssus pipistrelli (Oudemans, 1904) Ornithonyssus praedo Domrow, 1971 Ornithonyssus roseinnesi (Zumpt & Till, 1953) Ornithonyssus simulatus Micherdzinski, 1980 Ornithonyssus spinosa Manson, 1972 Ornithonyssus stigmaticus Micherdzinski & Domrow, 1985 Ornithonyssus sylviarum (G.Canestrini & Fanzago, 1877) commonly known as the northern fowl mite. Ornithonyssus taphozous Micherdzinski & Domrow, 1985 References Mesostigmata Parasites of birds Acari genera