Caeculidae
Family of mites
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Caeculidae, also known as rake-legged mites, is a family of mites in the order Trombidiformes, the only family of the superfamily Caeculoidea. There are about 9 genera and about 100 described species in Caeculidae which occur world-wide.[2][3][4][5] The oldest records of the family are from the Cenomanian aged Burmese amber, belonging to the extant genus Procaeculus.[6]
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| Caeculidae Temporal range: [1] | |
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| Predatory rake mite (Caeculidae) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Suborder: | Prostigmata |
| Infraorder: | Anystina |
| Superfamily: | Caeculoidea |
| Family: | Caeculidae |
Genera
These six genera belong to the family Caeculidae:
- Allocaeculus Franz, 1952
- Andocaeculus Coineau, 1974
- Caeculus Dufour, 1832
- Calocaeculus Coineau, 1974
- Microcaeculus Franz, 1952
- Neocaeculus Coineau, 1967
- Procaeculus Jacot 1936
