Oripodoidea is a superfamily of oribatids in 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 ...
. There are about 19 families and at least 1,300 described species in Oripodoidea.
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Families
These 19 families belong to the superfamily Oripodoidea:
* Caloppiidae Balogh, 1960
* Drymobatidae J. & P. Balogh, 1984
* Haplozetidae Grandjean, 1936
* Hemileiidae J. & P. Balogh, 1984
* Liebstadiidae J. & P. Balogh, 1984
* Maudheimiidae J. & P. Balogh, 1984
* Mochlozetidae Grandjean, 1960
* Nasobatidae Balogh, 1972
* Neotrichozetidae Balogh, 1965
* Nesozetidae J. & P. Balogh, 1984
* Oribatulidae
Oribatulidae is a family of mites and ticks 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, Or ...
Thor, 1929
* Oripodidae Jacot, 1925
* Parapirnodidae Aoki & Ohkubo, 1974
* Pirnodidae Grandjean, 1956
* Protoribatidae
Protoribatidae is a family of mites belonging to 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, ...
J. & P. Balogh, 1984
* Pseudoppiidae Mahunka, 1975
* Scheloribatidae
Scheloribatidae is a family of mites and ticks 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, ...
Jacot, 1935
* Symbioribatidae Aoki, 1966
* Tubulozetidae P. Balogh, 1989
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