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Family Smarididae

Smarididae Clypeosoma- Erythraeoidea - Clypeosoma - female Mite under bark Mite? Mite Smarididae Erythraeinae? Mite Polyaspididae?
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Subclass Acari (Mites and Ticks)
Superorder Acariformes
Order Trombidiformes
Suborder Prostigmata (Prostigs)
Infraorder Anystina
No Taxon (Parasitengona)
No Taxon (Erythraeina)
Superfamily Erythraeoidea (Long-Legged Velvet Mites)
Family Smarididae
Pronunciation
Sma-RID-idee
Explanation of Names
Smarididae Kramer 1878
Numbers
2 subfamilies, 11 genera, ~50 spp.
Size
idiosoma 1‒3 mm