Kingdom Animalia Rank Family Subclass Acari | Phylum Arthropoda Order Trombidiformes | |
Similar Adactylidium, Trombidiformes, Labidostommatidae, Smarididae, Rhagidiidae | ||
Acarophenacidae is a family of mites in the order Trombidiformes that parasitise beetles or thrips. It contains six genera and around 30 species. They have a reduced life cycle, in which the larvae complete their development within their mother; the entire life cycle can take only 4–5 days.
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