Chaetodactylidae is a family of mites in the order

Sarcoptiformes The Sarcoptiformes are an order (biology), order of mites comprising over 15,000 described species in around 230 families. Previously it was divided into two suborders, Oribatida and Astigmatina, but Oribatida has been promoted to an order, and A ...

. There are five genera: '' Sennertia'', '' Chaetodactylus, Achaetodactylus,'' Centriacarus, and '' Roubikia.'' File:BMOC-15-0510-001 Chaetodactylus krombeini f supracoxal sclerite TM3030 1662(x1.0k).jpg, '' Chaetodactylus krombeini'' female lateral propodosoma showing enlarged supracoxal sclerite. This trait is diagnostic for the family Chaetodactylidae.

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