Rank Family Subclass Acari | Superfamily Cheyletoidea Order Trombidiformes | |
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Similar Cunaxidae, Prostigmata, Bdellidae, Tydeidae, Stigmaeidae | ||
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.
References
Cheyletidae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA