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Stigmaeidae
Sign in to saveStigmaeidae is a family of prostigmatan mites in the order Trombidiformes. At over 600 species, it is the largest family in superfamily Raphignathoidea. It has a worldwide distribution.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Stigmaeidae is referenced by 2 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, International Standard Book Number and arthropod.
It is catalogued under topics including Mite families, Raphignathoidea and Taxa named by Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
ナガヒシダニ科
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderTrombidiformes
- FamilyStigmaeidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 453
- With media
- 15
- Family
- Stigmaeidae
- Collections
- FC-UNAM, MSU, LACM, INHS, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS, UWM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Canada
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Raphignathoidea
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- taxon name
- Stigmaeidae
- taxon rank
- family
- topic's main category
- Category:Stigmaeidae
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Description
- Life cycle
- Habitat
- Diet
- Biological control
- Genera
- References
- Further reading
Stigmaeidae is a family of prostigmatan mites in the order Trombidiformes. At over 600 species, it is the largest family in superfamily Raphignathoidea. It has a worldwide distribution.
== Description == As mites, Stigmaeidae have unsegmented bodies with eight legs (six in larvae). They can be recognised by: prodorsum without transversal groove, sacs or tubes; suranal and aggenital shields separate; cheliceral bases usually separate (rarely fused or conjunct); palps stout with tibial claws at least 1/3 length of tarsus; peritreme absent. Males differ from females in being somewhat tapered posteriorly.
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