Cheyletiella is a genus of mites that live on the skin surface of dogs,[2] cats,[3] and rabbits.

[4] The adult mites are about 0.385 millimeters long, have eight legs with combs instead of claws, and have palpi that end in prominent hooks.

[8] Symptoms in animals vary from no signs to intense itching, scales on the skin, and hair loss.

Symptoms in humans include multiple red, itchy bumps on the arms, trunk, and buttocks.

Though the medical community does not consider a human mite infestation a legitimate diagnosis, it will treat the symptoms if necessary.