Pontarachnidae is a family of
mite
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 ...
s belonging to 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 ...
.
Genera:
* ''
Litarachna''
Walter, 1925
* ''
Paralitarachna''
Cook, 1958
* ''
Pontarachna''
Philippi, 1840
References
Trombidiformes
Acari families
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