Taxonomy
Mites
Superorder Acariformes
Eupodoidea
Penthaleidae—redlegged earth mites, green pea mites, blue oat mites, winter grain mites
Eriophyoidea—gall, big bud, erinose and
rust mitesrust mite:
leaf vagrant forms of the Eriophyoidea whose feeding causes a russet coloration on leaves.
Tetranychoidea—spider mites, false spider mites, peacock mites and their relatives
Tuckerellidae—peacock mites
Linotetranidae—cryptic false spider mites
Tenuipalpidae—false spider mites, flat mites
Tetranychidae, Bryobiinae—clover, brown & legume mites
Tetranychidae, Tetranychinae—the true spider mites
TarsonemoideaTarsonemoidea:
(also Tarsonemina) a superfamily within Prostigmata > infraorder Eleutherengona > hyporder Heterostigmata consisting of two families: Tarsonemidae and Podapolipidae.
Tarsonemidae—broad mite, tropical mite, cyclamen mite (also tracheal mites and some pests of mushroom cultures)
Anatomy
Eriophyoidea
