Chaetodactylidae

Chaetodactylidae
	Chaetodactylus on Osmia lignaria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Oribatida
Superfamily:	Hemisarcoptoidea
Family:	Chaetodactylidae

Chaetodactylidae is a family of mites in the order Sarcoptiformes. There are five genera: Sennertia, Chaetodactylus, Achaetodactylus, Centriacarus, and Roubikia.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Chaetodactylus krombeini female lateral propodosoma showing enlarged supracoxal sclerite. This trait is diagnostic for the family Chaetodactylidae.

References

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