Tydeidae

Tydeidae is a family of acariform mites. These are generally small mites with muted colours. The body is soft, often with complex striated or reticulated patterns. Some species have two or three eyes although many are completely eyeless.

Tydeidae
Temporal range: Devonian–present
"Yellow mite", Lorryia formosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Subclass:
Acari
Order:
Trombidiformes
(unranked):
Eupodides
Superfamily:
Tydeoidea
Family:
Tydeidae

Kramer, 1877
Subfamiliae
  • Australotydaeinae
  • Edbakerellinae
  • Pronematinae
  • Triophtydeinae
  • Tydaeolinae
  • Tydeinae
Diversity
c. 60 genera, > 370 species

These mites live in a wide range of habitats and there are predatory, fungivorous and scavenging species.

Genera of Tydeidae include:

  • Acanthotydides
  • Idiolorryia
  • Krantzlorryia
  • Lorryia
  • Metalorryia
  • Neoapolorryia
  • Nudilorryia
  • Paralorryia
  • Pronematus
  • Pseudolorryia
  • Tydeus
  • Tydides

References
  • Media related to Tydeidae at Wikimedia Commons


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