Lemurnyssidae Fain, 1957

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 : 131

Key to genera of the family Lemurnyssidae Fain, 1957

1. Idiosomal setae c3 and cp absent. Leg setae r I–II spur-like, r III–IV and kT IV present, cG II filiform. In females opisthogastric shields paired, strongly reduced. In males pretarsi normally developed; setae ps3 present; aedeagus distinctly thickened ................................................................................................................ Lemurnyssus Fain, 1957

– Idiosomal setae c3 and cp present. Leg setae r I–II alveoli, r III–IV and kT IV absent, cG II spur-like. In females opisthogastric shield entire, distinctly developed. In males pretarsi III–IV strongly reduced; setae ps3 absent; aedeagus in shape of narrow tube ................................................................................................. Mortelmansia Fain, 1959