Knemidokoptes pilaeKnemidokoptes mutans Knemidokoptes is a genus of parasitic mites in the family Epidermoptidae that infect the skin or feather follicles of birds, especially gallinaceous birds (chickens, pheasants, and relatives) as well as parakeets and canaries.

[1][2] Infection commonly causes scaly lesions to form at the face or feet, which is known as knemidocoptiasis.

It was formerly placed in the family Knemidokoptidae, which is now treated as a subfamily with 15 species grouped in six genera.

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