Neodiplogynium vallei

Neodiplogynium vallei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Acari
Order:	Mesostigmata
Family:	Diplogyniidae
Genus:	Neodiplogynium
Species:	N. vallei
Binomial name
Neodiplogynium vallei Fox, 1959

Neodiplogynium vallei is a species of parasitic mite belonging to the family Diplogyniidae. This is an oval species with a length of around ¾ mm. It is an ectoparasite found on brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Puerto Rico. It can be distinguished from its congeners by the presence of a sclerotized epigynal plate.

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