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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Trombidiformes » Prostigs (Prostigmata) » Anystina » Parasitengona - velvet mites (including chiggers) & water mites » Trombidiina - short-legged velvet mites & water mites » velvet mites and chiggers (Trombidioidea) » true velvet mites (Trombidiidae)

Family Trombidiidae - true velvet mites

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 - velvet mites (including chiggers) & water mites
No Taxon Trombidiina - short-legged velvet mites & water mites
Superfamily Trombidioidea - velvet mites and chiggers
Family Trombidiidae - true velvet mites

Genus Trombidium
Genus Dinothrombium - giant velvet mites
Genus Allothrombium

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