Calyptostomatidae is a family of mites in the order
Trombidiformes
Trombidiformes is a large, diverse order of mites.
Taxonomy
In 1998, Trombidiformes was divided into the Sphaerolichida and the Prostigmata. The group has few synapomorphies by which it can be defined, unlike the other major group of acariform ...
. There are at least two genera and about six described species in Calyptostomatidae.
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Genera
These two genera belong to the family Calyptostomatidae:
* '' Calyptostoma'' Cambridge, 1875
* '' Smaris'' Latreille, 1796
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Trombidiformes
Acari families
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