Cheyletidae

Cheyletidae; Temporal range: Cretaceous–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Cheyletiella sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Acari
Order:	Actinedida
Family:	Cheyletidae; Leach, 1815
Genera include
	Cheyletiella; Cheyletus; Cheletophyes; Eucheyletia; Hypopicheyla; Lanceacheyla[1]; Nodele;
Diversity
	c. 80 genera, > 500 species

Cheyletidae is a family of mites in the order Trombidiformes. Some members are parasites of birds and mammals, causing cheyletiellosis, or "walking dandruff". Others are free-ranging predators which can be found in soil, forest litter, animal nests, and house dust, under tree bark, and on foliage.[2]

References

Xia, B., Klompen, H., & Childers, C.C. (2011). "A new genus and species of Cheyletidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) from citrus trees in Florida." Zootaxa 2796: 29-36.
UMMZ: Family Cheyletidae Leach, 1815

External links

Media related to Cheyletidae at Wikimedia Commons
Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Cheyletidae

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[1] Xia, B., Klompen, H., & Childers, C.C. (2011). "A new genus and species of Cheyletidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) from citrus trees in Florida." Zootaxa 2796: 29-36.

[2] UMMZ: Family Cheyletidae Leach, 1815