Steatonyssus periblepharus Kolenati, 1858
(a bat mite)

Interactions where Steatonyssus periblepharus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
ectoparasitises UK/Ireland Myotis mystacinus Whiskered Bat Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Macronyssidae/Steatonyssus periblepharus/Steatonyssus periblepharusa bat mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Myotis mystacinus/Myotis mystacinuswhiskered bat
ectoparasitises UK/Ireland Myotis nattereri Natterer’s Bat Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Macronyssidae/Steatonyssus periblepharus/Steatonyssus periblepharusa bat mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Myotis nattereri/Myotis nattereriNatterer's bat
ectoparasitises UK/Ireland Pipistrellus pygmaeus 55 KHz Pipistrelle, Soprano Pipistrelle Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Macronyssidae/Steatonyssus periblepharus/Steatonyssus periblepharusa bat mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Pipistrellus pygmaeus/Pipistrellus pygmaeus55 kHz pipistrelle, soprano pipistrelle
ectoparasitises UK/Ireland [Pipistrellus pipistrellus s.l.] pipistrelles Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
The Terrestrial Acari of the British Isles: 1. Introduction and Biology, Evans, G.O., Sheals, J.G. & MacFarlane, D., 1961
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Macronyssidae/Steatonyssus periblepharus/Steatonyssus periblepharusa bat mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Pipistrellus pipistrellus s.l./Pipistrellus pipistrellus s.l.pipistrelles
ectoparasitises UK/Ireland Plecotus auritus Brown Long-eared Bat Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Macronyssidae/Steatonyssus periblepharus/Steatonyssus periblepharusa bat mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared bat
ectoparasitises UK/Ireland Plecotus austriacus Grey Long-eared Bat Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Macronyssidae/Steatonyssus periblepharus/Steatonyssus periblepharusa bat mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus austriacus/Plecotus austriacusgrey long-eared bat
ectoparasitises UK/Ireland Vespertilio murinus Parti-coloured Bat Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae The Terrestrial Acari of the British Isles: 1. Introduction and Biology, Evans, G.O., Sheals, J.G. & MacFarlane, D., 1961
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Macronyssidae/Steatonyssus periblepharus/Steatonyssus periblepharusa bat mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Vespertilio murinus/Vespertilio murinusparti-coloured bat

Author & YearTitleSource
Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British IslesSystematic & Applied Acarology Special Publications Systematic & Applied Acarology Vol 14: 1-20.
Evans, G.O., Sheals, J.G. & MacFarlane, D., 1961The Terrestrial Acari of the British Isles: 1. Introduction and BiologyThe Terrestrial Acari of the British Isles, Vol 1, 219pp, British Museum (Natural History)

Steatonyssus periblepharus (a bat mite) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSteatonyssus periblepharus (a bat mite)
GenusSteatonyssus (a genus of bat mites)
FamilyMACRONYSSIDAE (a family of mites)
SuperfamilyDERMANYSSOIDEA (a superfamily of mites)
SubcohortDermanyssiae (a subcohort of mites)
CohortGamasina (a cohort of mites)
SuborderMONOGYNASPIDA (a suborder of mites)
OrderMESOSTIGMATA (mesostigmate or gamasid mites)
SuperorderPARASITIFORMES (parasitiform mites)
SubclassACARI (mites)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Steatonyssus periblepharus (a bat mite)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource

Sem Micrograph

Rupp, D. & Ludwig, P. 2000 First record of Steatonyssus noctulus Rybin, 1992 in Central Europe (Acari, Mesostigmata, Macronyssidae) Spixiana Vol 23 (3): 275-278.

Steatonyssus periblepharus (a bat mite) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Steatonyssus periblepharus (a bat mite):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 14 images of Steatonyssus periblepharus (a bat mite)
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