Psylloglyphus is a genus of mites in the family Winterschmidtiidae.
Description Psylloglyphus can be distinguished from related genera by the prodorsal shield lacking ocelli and the spermathecal duct being long with 5-6 loops.
Ecology Mites of these genus are phoretic on fleas. They have been collected from under the abdominal sclerites of fleas. They are more common on female fleas than males and the association is quite species-specific. They have also been found in the nests of seabirds where the fleas were present.
Species Psylloglyphus australiensis Fain, Bartholomaeus, Cooke & Beaucournu, 1990 Psylloglyphus chiliensis Fain & Beaucournu, 1989 Psylloglyphus crenulatus Fain & Beaucournu, 1984 Psylloglyphus foveolatus Fain & Mason, 1989 Psylloglyphus hemimerus Fain & Beaucournu, 1976 Psylloglyphus micronychus Fain & Beaucournu, 1986 Psylloglyphus parapsyllus Fain & Galloway, 1993 Psylloglyphus uilenbergi Fain, 1966
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