Scientific name Trombidiformes Rank Order | Higher classification Acariformes | |
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Lower classifications Spider mite, Eriophyidae, Berry bugs, Trombidiidae, Demodex | ||
Big red water mites trombidiformes
Taxonomy
In 1998, Trombidiformes was divided into the Sphaerolichida and the Prostigmata. The group has few synapomorphies by which it can be defined, unlike the other major group of acariform mites, Sarcoptiformes. Its members include medically important mites (such as Demodex, the chiggers, and scrub-itch mites) and many agriculturally important species, including the spider mites (Tetranychidae) and gall mites (Eriophyidae).
The 2004 classification retained the two suborders, comprising around 125 families and more than 22,000 described species.
In the 2011 revised classification, the order now contains 151 families, 2235 genera and 25,821 species, and there were another 10 species with 24 species that present only as fossils. These 151 families were classified into the same two major suborders：
Taxonomy of Trombidiformes down to family level
The taxonomy of Trombidiformes is difficult to follow without a list, but there are too many families for casual display. Readers who wish to see the full list may click on the show button, after which a hide button will remove the full display as required.
The list was abstracted Zhang, Z-Q; as it appears in this display, it lacks the supporting data and bibliographic information, which are however available at the URL in the bibliographic reference shown here.