Veigaiidae
Veigaiidae is a family of mites belonging to the superorder Parasitiformes. However they are not parasitic but free-living and predatory and are found in soil and decaying organic matter. Some species are specialists of rocky shorelines. Members of this family can be distinguished by a hyaline appendage on the tarsus of the pedipalp.
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| Superfamily: | Veigaioidea |
| Family: | Veigaiidae Oudemans, 1939 |
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| 4 genera, c. 60 species | |
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Genera
- Cyrthydrolaelaps Berlese, 1904
- Gamasolaelaps Berlese, 1903
- Gorirossia Farrier, 1957
- Veigaia Oudemans, 1905
References
- Evans, G. Owen (1959): The genera Cyrthydrolaelaps Berlese and Gamasolaelaps Berlese (Acarina: Mesostigmata). Acarologia I.
- Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Veigaiidae
Wikispecies has information related to Veigaiidae.
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