Microtrombidiidae

Microtrombidiidae is a family of micro velvet mites in the order Trombidiformes. There are about five genera and seven described species in Microtrombidiidae.[1][2][3][4][5]

Microtrombidiidae
Temporal range: Palaeogene–present
adult Microtrombidium sp. (dorsal)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acari
Order: Trombidiformes
Superfamily: Trombidioidea
Family: Microtrombidiidae
Thor, 1935

Genera
  • Ettmulleria
  • Eutrombidium
  • Holcotrombidium
  • Microtrombidium
  • Platytrombidium

References
  1. "Microtrombidiidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  2. "Microtrombidiidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  3. "Microtrombidiidae Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  4. "Browse Microtrombidiidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  5. Pepato, A.R.; Klimov, P.B. (2015). "Origin and higher-level diversification of acariform mites--evidence from nuclear ribosomal genes, extensive taxon sampling, and secondary structure alignment". BMC Evolutionary Biology. BioMed Central. 15: 178. doi:10.1186/s12862-015-0458-2. PMC 4557820. PMID 26330076.

Further reading
  • Breene, R.G.; Dean, D. Allen; Edwards, G.B.; Hebert, Blain; Levi, Herbert W.; Manning, Gail (2003). Common Names of Arachnids. Fifth Edition. American Tarantula Society. ISBN 1-929427-11-5.
  • Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
  • Jackman, John A. (2002). A Field Guide to Spiders and Scorpions of Texas. Gulf Publishing.
  • Krantz, G.W.; Walter, D.E., eds. (2009). A Manual of Acarology. 3rd Edition. Texas Tech University Press. ISBN 9780896726208.


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