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Subfamily Balaustiinae

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 Erythraeidae
Subfamily Balaustiinae

Genus Balaustium - sidewalk mites


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