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 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 Astigmatina is now an unranked taxon.
Aleurodamaeidae
Aleurodamaeidae is a family of mites belonging to the order Sarcoptiformes.
Genera:
* ''Aleurodamaeus'' Grandjean, 1954
* ''Austrodamaeus'' Balogh & Mahunka, 1981
References
Sarcoptiformes
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Winterschmidtiidae
Winterschmidtiidae is a family of mites in the order Astigmata.
Ecology
The four subfamilies of Winterschmidtiidae have different habits: Ensliniellinae are associated with Hymenoptera; Winterschmidtiinae with wood-boring insects; Saproglyph ...