Rhodacaroidea
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| Rhodacaroidea | |
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| File:Halolaelaps subtilis (YPM IZ 073678) (cropped).jpeg | |
| Halolaelaps subtilis | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Infraorder: | Gamasina |
| Superfamily: | Rhodacaroidea |
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Rhodacaroidea is a superfamily of mites in the order Mesostigmata. There are 6 families with more than 900 described species in Rhodacaroidea, found worldwide.
These mites inhabit soil and litter, including rodent and nests, moss and lichen, termite nests, and sometimes tree trunks. Some are predators of small insects, mites, and springtails, and some have been found on bark beetles.[1][2][3][4]
Families
[edit | edit source]These six families belong to the superfamily Rhodacaroidea:
- Digamasellidae Evans
- Halolaelapidae Karg, 1965
- Laelaptonyssidae Womersley, 1956
- Ologamasidae Ryke, 1962
- Rhodacaridae Evans, 1957
- Teranyssidae Halliday, 2006
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