Cheyletoidea
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| Cheyletoidea Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| (unranked): | Eleutherengonides |
| Superfamily: | Cheyletoidea Leach, 1815 |
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Cheyletoidea is a superfamily of mites in the order Trombidiformes. They include parasites of other arthropods and vertebrates,[1][2] though some Cheyletidae are instead free-living predators.[3]
