- Smarididae
Taxobox
name = Smaridiidae
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Arthropoda
subphylum =Chelicerata
classis =Arachnida
subclassis =Acari
superordo =Acariformes
ordo =Prostigmata
subordo =Anystina
unranked_familia =Parasitengona
superfamilia =Erythraeoidea
familia = Smaridiidae
familia_authority = Kramer, 1878
subdivision_ranks = Genera include
subdivision ="Fessonia "
"Smaris "Smaridiidae is a family of
mite s belonging to the orderAcariformes . These largepredatory mites have long oval bodies, distinctively pointed in front. They are usually red and densely hairy with slender legs, sometimes very long. They have either one or two pairs of eyes.References
*"Nine new species of the superfamily Erythraeoidea (Acarina: Trombidiformes) associated with plants in South Africa", Magdalena K.P. Meyer & P.A.J. Ryke, Acarologia I
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