''Ameridae'' is a family of
mites
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods) of two large orders, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari. However, most recent genetic analyses do not recover the two as eac ...
belonging to the order
Oribatida
Oribatida (formerly Cryptostigmata), also known as oribatid mites, moss mites or beetle mites, are an order of mites, in the "chewing Acariformes" clade Sarcoptiformes. They range in size from . There are currently 12,000 species that have been i ...
.
Genera:
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Amerus
AmerUs (also known as AmerUs Life or AmerUs Group) was an American financial services company based in Des Moines, Iowa.
History
The Brotherhood of American Yeomen was established in 1897. It was renamed "Yeoman Mutual Life" in 1932, and "America ...
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Berlese, 1883
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Andesamerus''
Hammer, 1962
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Caenosamerus''
Higgins & Woolley, 1970
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Cristamerus''
Hammer, 1977
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Ctenamerus''
Balogh & Balogh, 1992
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Haplamerus''
Balogh & Balogh, 1992
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Hymenobelba''
Balogh, 1962
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Neamerus''
Willmann, 1939
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Petramerus''
Balogh, 1964
References
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Acari