Yunkeracarinae Fain, 1964

Bochkov, Andre V., Zabludovskaya, Svetlana & Oconnor, Barry M., 2008, Phylogeny and systematics of the endoparasitic astigmatid mites (Acari: Sarcoptiformes) of mammals: families Gastronyssidae, Lemurnyssidae, and Pneumocoptidae, Zootaxa 1951 (1), pp. 1-152 : 102

Subfamily Yunkeracarinae Fain, 1964

Fain 1964b: 42, 1972: 71.

Type genus: Yunkeracarus Fain, 1957 .

Diagnosis. ADULTS. Gnathosoma in terminal position, not fused with propodonotal shield. Ventral projections of subcapitular margin present. Setae subc absent, setae elc.p. present, cone-like. Idiosoma elongated, 2– 2.5 times longer than wide, ellipsoid in outline. Idiosomal dorsum and opisthosomal venter covered with scale-like striations. Anterior apices of apodemes I not fused with propodonotal shield. Apodemes II–IV with free distal ends. Median part of idiosomal venter with or without sclerotization. Median transverse sclerite absent. Coxal fields I with or without membranous posterior projections. Folds posterior to coxal fields II present or absent. Anal opening situated ventrally. Tarsi I–IV subequal to respective tibiae and bearing pretarsi with ambulacral discs. Trochanters III–IV with ventral folds. Idiosomal setation (see Table 1): ps 2 in males absent, setae h1 present only in Y. hylomyscus , h3 present in Y. hylomyscus and Sciuracarus . Leg setation (see Tables 2 and 3): solenidion ω 3 I absent, setae pR I–II absent only in Y. limnomys ; setae e I–IV filiform or microsetae, situated antaxially.

FEMALE. Bursa copulatrix opening dorsal or terminal. Posterogynal folds of oviporus distinctly developed, smooth. Median fold with sclerites. Opisthogastric shield absent.

MALE. Postgenital shield present. Setae g situated below aedeagal cone. Adanal shields absent.

Genera included: Sciuracarus , Yunkeracarus .