Cheyletoidea

Cheyletoidea
Temporal range: Cretaceous–present
Cheyletiella Raubmilbe
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Order:
Trombidiformes
Superfamily:
Cheyletoidea

Leach, 1815
Families

Cheyletoidea is a superfamily of mites in the order Trombidiformes. They include parasites of other arthropods and vertebrates,[1][2] though some Cheyletidae are instead free-living predators.[3]

  1. ^ D. S. Kettle (1984). Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Croom Helm. p. 382. ISBN 9780856648397.
  2. ^ Richard C. Russell, Domenico Otranto & Richard L. Wall (2013). "Mites (Arachnida: Acari)". The Encyclopedia of Medical and Veterinary Entomology. CAB International. pp. 209–242. ISBN 9781780640372.
  3. ^ "Family Cheyletidae Leach, 1815". insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-31.