Cheyletoidea

Cheyletoidea; Temporal range: Cretaceous–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Trombidiformes
(unranked):	Eleutherengonides
Superfamily:	Cheyletoidea; Leach, 1815
Families
	Cheyletidae; Cloacaridae; Demodecidae; Harpyrhynchidae; Myobiidae; Ophioptidae; Psorergatidae; Syringophilidae;

Cheyletoidea is a superfamily of mites in the order Trombidiformes. They include parasites of other arthropods and vertebrates,^[1]^[2] though some Cheyletidae are instead free-living predators.^[3]

References

^ D. S. Kettle (1984). Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Croom Helm. p. 382. ISBN 9780856648397.
^ Richard C. Russell, Domenico Otranto & Richard L. Wall (2013). "Mites (Arachnida: Acari)". The Encyclopedia of Medical and Veterinary Entomology. CAB International. pp. 209–242. ISBN 9781780640372.
^ "Family Cheyletidae Leach, 1815". insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-31.

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