Sarcoptes

[ sär-kŏp′tēz ]

A genus of acarids that includes the itch mite.

Words nearby Sarcoptes

Adopting M. Mgnins classification they are Sarcoptes scabiei, var.

Parasites |T. Spencer Cobbold
This sarcoptes prefers to live under the epidermis of the feet.

Animal Parasites and Messmates |P. J. Van Beneden
The Sarcoptes squammiferus, of Frstenburg, is only another name for this variety of S. scabiei.

Parasites |T. Spencer Cobbold
Sarcoptes scabiei not only attacks man but also occurs on a large number of mammals.

Handbook of Medical Entomology |William Albert Riley

Our animal, which a small lens makes very distinct, has been more than once confounded with the Sarcoptes scabiei.

Everyday Objects |W. H. Davenport Adams