Bdellidae
Family of mites
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Bdellidae is a family of snout mites in the order Trombidiformes. There are about 11 genera and at least 260 described species in Bdellidae.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| Bdellidae Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| |
| Bdellodes longirostris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Superfamily: | Bdelloidea |
| Family: | Bdellidae Dugès, 1834 |
In terms of size, they are medium to large-sized predatory mites. They are known to inhabit soil, leaves, as well as intertidal rocks. They can be easily recognized by their elongated, snout-like gnathosoma pedipalps bearing two (one in Monotrichobdella) long terminal setae.[6]
Genera
- Bdella Latreille, 1795
- Biscirus Thor, 1913
- Cyta von Heyden, 1826
- Hexabdella van Der Schyff, Theron & Ueckermann, 2004
- Monotrichobdella Baker & Balock, 1944
- Neomolgus Oudemans, 1937
- Odontoscirus Thor, 1913
- Polytrichus van Der Schyff, Theron & Ueckermann, 2003
- Spinibdella Thor, 1930
- Tetrabdella Hernandes & Feres, 2006
- Trachymolgus Berlese, 1923
Gallery
- A mite (Bdellidae) sucks on a dead midge
