Order Trombidiformes

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Works Cited

leaf galls on fragrant sumac - Aculops rhois

Eriophyid Gall Mite Patches on American Beech (?) - Acalitus ferrugineum

Galled leaf, top - Eriophyes emarginatae

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Subclass Acari (Mites and Ticks)

Superorder Acariformes

Order Trombidiformes

Explanation of Names

Trombidiformes Reuter 1909

Numbers

worldwide, ~26,000 spp. in ~2,240 genera of 150 families and 44 superfamilies(1)

Works Cited

1.	Order Trombidiformes Reuter, 1909. In: Zhang Z.-Q. (ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification... Zhang ZQ, Fan QH, Pesic V, Smit H, Bochkov AV, Khaustov AA, Baker A, Wohltmann A, Wen T, Amrine JW, Beron P, Lin J, Gabrys G... 2011. Zootaxa 3148: 129–138.

Contributed by Ray Fisher on 9 December, 2012 - 4:23pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 28 December, 2014 - 5:39pm

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