Acaridae
| Acaridae | ||||||||||||||
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| > 110 genera, > 400 species | ||||||||||||||
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The Acaridae are a family of mites. Common forms include some mold mites, for example the grain mite.
Selected Taxa
- Acarus siro Linnaeus, 1758 — grain mite, flour mite
- Rhizoglyphus echinopus (Fumouze & Robin, 1868)
- Rhizoglyphus robini Claparede, 1869
- Sancassania berlesei (Michael, 1903)
- Thyreophagus entomophagus (Laboulbéne & Robin, 1862)
- Tyrolichus casei Oudemans, 1910
- Tyrophagus longior (Gervais, 1844)
- Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank, 1781)
References
- Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Acaridae
External links
- Stuart M. Bennett (2003): Acarus siro (Flour Mite)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Acaridae". Image Credit.