Bdella

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Bdella is a genus of mites belonging to the family Bdellidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America. The following species are assigned to the genus: *Bdella aloios *Bdella bakeri *Bdella biroi *Bdella boskopensis *Bdella captiosa *Bdella cardinalis *Bdella carolae *Bdella consobrinae *Bdella crassipes *Bdella cytoides *Bdella dispar *Bdella distincta *Bdella dorsata *Bdella farabii *Bdella grandjeani *Bdella heliophila *Bdella histrionica *Bdella horvathi *Bdella humida *Bdella iconica *Bdella illinoisensis *Bdella interrupta *Bdella karajiensis *Bdella khasyana *Bdella lattakia *Bdella lignicola *Bdella longicornis *Bdella longipalpus *Bdella longistriata *Bdella malaccensis *Bdella malawiensis *Bdella maldahaensis *Bdella muscorum *Bdella neograndjeani *Bdella nihoaensis *Bdella nylsvleyensis *Bdella phoenicea *Bdella piggotti *Bdella pinicola *Bdella pulchella *Bdella radhikae *Bdella semiscutata *Bdella septentrionalis *Bdella spinirostris *Bdella spinirostris *Bdella strandi *Bdella subulirostris *Bdella taurica *Bdella tenuirostris *Bdella tlascalana *Bdella trisetosa *Bdella tropica *Bdella uchidai *Bdella ueckermanni *Bdella utilis *Bdella validipes *Bdella vatakarae *Bdella vates *Bdella vetusta *Bdella vivida

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