Acaridae

Acaridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Acarina
Superorder:	Acariformes
Order:	Astigmata
Family:	Acaridae Latreille, 1802
Subfamilies
Fagacarinae Acarinae Rhizoglyphinae Pontoppidaniinae
Diversity
> 110 genera, > 400 species

The Acaridae are a family of mites. Common forms include some mold mites, for example the grain mite.

Selected Taxa

• Acarus siro Linnaeus, 1758 — grain mite, flour mite
• Rhizoglyphus echinopus (Fumouze & Robin, 1868)
• Rhizoglyphus robini Claparede, 1869
• Sancassania berlesei (Michael, 1903)
• Thyreophagus entomophagus (Laboulbéne & Robin, 1862)
• Tyrolichus casei Oudemans, 1910
• Tyrophagus longior (Gervais, 1844)
• Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank, 1781)

References

• Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Acaridae

External links

• Stuart M. Bennett (2003): Acarus siro (Flour Mite)