Caeculidae Temporal range: [1]
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Predatory rake mite (Caeculidae) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Trombidiformes |
Suborder: | Prostigmata |
Infraorder: | Anystina |
Superfamily: | Caeculoidea |
Family: | Caeculidae |
Caeculidae, also known as rake-legged mites, is a family of mites in the order Trombidiformes, the only family of the superfamily Caeculoidea. There are about 9 genera and about 100 described species in Caeculidae which occur world-wide. [2] [3] [4] [5] The oldest records of the family are from the Cenomanian aged Burmese amber, belonging to the extant genus Procaeculus. [6]
These six genera belong to the family Caeculidae:
Caeculidae Temporal range: [1]
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Predatory rake mite (Caeculidae) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Trombidiformes |
Suborder: | Prostigmata |
Infraorder: | Anystina |
Superfamily: | Caeculoidea |
Family: | Caeculidae |
Caeculidae, also known as rake-legged mites, is a family of mites in the order Trombidiformes, the only family of the superfamily Caeculoidea. There are about 9 genera and about 100 described species in Caeculidae which occur world-wide. [2] [3] [4] [5] The oldest records of the family are from the Cenomanian aged Burmese amber, belonging to the extant genus Procaeculus. [6]
These six genera belong to the family Caeculidae: