Abstract
This Checklist includes 23 families, 74 Genera, 281 species of ectoparasitic mites distributed in 23 countries in Africathroughout the Palaearetic and Afrotropical regions. Data collected from Cameroons was the highest (20.5%), followedby S. Africa (17.5%), Egypt (14.5%). Data collected ranged from 0.5 to 5.0% from each of the other 20 countriesincluded. Parasitic mites on birds belong to 14 families (7 infest skin and 7 feather mites). Their hosts belong to: Class:Aves:- Order: Anseriformes (duck, fowl, turkey…etc.). Columbiformes (pigeon, dove …etc.), Passeriformes (canary,sparrows…etc.). Parasitic mites on animals belong to 9 families (4 mycoptic mange, 2 itch mites, one hair folliclemange and 2 skin tissue mites).Their hosts belong to: Class: Mammalia: Order: Carnivora (dogs, cats,…etc.),Perissodactyla-(horses…etc.), Artiosdactyla (sheep, pig, goats…etc.), Lagomorpha (rabbits…etc.), Rodentia,(rodents…etc), Primates (man…etc).
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