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Family Smarididae

rangy light red mite rangy light red mite Smarididae Clypeosoma- Erythraeoidea - Clypeosoma - female Mite? ?Smarididae Erythraeinae? Mite unknown orange mite
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 - velvet mites (including chiggers) & water mites)
No Taxon (Erythraeina - long-legged velvet mites)
Superfamily Erythraeoidea (long-legged velvet mites)
Family Smarididae
Pronunciation
Sma-RID-idee
Numbers
2 subfamilies
11 genera
50 species (approx.)
Size
1-3mm (idiosomal length)