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Cheyletoidea

Cheyletoidea is a superfamily of mites in the order Trombidiformes. They include parasites of other arthropods and vertebrates, though some Cheyletidae are instead free-living predators.

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Cheyletoidea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Infraorder: Eleutherengona
Superfamily: Cheyletoidea
Leach, 1815
Families

Cheyletoidea is a superfamily of mites in the order Trombidiformes. They include parasites of other arthropods and vertebrates,12 though some Cheyletidae are instead free-living predators.3

References

References

  1. D. S. Kettle (1984). Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Croom Helm. p. 382. ISBN 9780856648397.
  2. Richard C. Russell, Domenico Otranto & Richard L. Wall (2013). "Mites (Arachnida: Acari)". The Encyclopedia of Medical and Veterinary Entomology. CAB International. pp. 209–242. ISBN 9781780640372.
  3. "Family Cheyletidae Leach, 1815". insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-31.