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Family Glycyphagidae

Glycyphagus Glycyphagus Glycyphagus Glycyphagus Prob. Dermacarus newyorkensis Glacyphagidae: prob. Xenoryctes sp.
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Subclass Acari (Mites and Ticks)
Superorder Acariformes
Order Astigmata (Astigs)
Suborder Acaridia
Superfamily Glycyphagoidea
Family Glycyphagidae
Habitat
The natural habitat of most species is nests of rodents, insectivores, and opossums. Many species are now peridomestic, notably the stored food pest Glycyphagus destructor and the dust mite G. domesticus.