Tydeidae

Tydeidae is a family of acariform mites. As of 2016, it contained over 300 species in three subfamilies, though more species have been discovered since then.

Tydeidae
Temporal range:
"Yellow mite", Lorryia formosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Subclass:
Acari
Order:
Trombidiformes
Superfamily:
Tydeoidea
Family:
Tydeidae

Kramer, 1877
Subfamilies
  • Australotydeinae
  • Pretydeinae
  • Tydeinae
Diversity
30 genera, >320 species

These mites live in a wide range of habitats and there are predatory, fungivorous and scavenging species.

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