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The superfamily Eriophyoidea, traditionally considered members of the Trombidiformes, have been found to be basal mites in genomic analyses, sister to the clade containing Sarcoptiformes and Trombidiformes. [2] The 2004 classification retained the two suborders, comprising around 125 families and more than 22,000 described species. [3]
Trombidiidae, also known as red velvet mites, true velvet mites, [2] or rain bugs, are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods) found in plant litter and are known for their bright red color. While adults are typically no more than 4 mm (0.16 in) in length, some species can grow larger and the largest, including the African Dinothrombium ...
A mite also holds a speed record: for its length, Paratarsotomus macropalpis is the fastest animal on Earth. [40] The mites living in soil consist of a range of taxa. Oribatida and Prostigmata are more numerous in soil than Mesostigmata, and have more soil-dwelling species. [41]
Trombiculid mites are found throughout the world. In Europe and North America, they tend to be more prevalent in the hot and humid regions. In northern Europe, including the British Isles where they are called harvest mites, the species Neotrombicula autumnalis are found during the summer and autumn (in French, harvest mites are called aoûtat because they are common in August [19]).
Stratiolaelaps scimitus and the similar species, S. aculiefer are soil-dwelling, predatory mites. Stratiolaelaps mites feed on fungus gnats, springtails, thrips pupae, and other small insects in the soil. The mite is 0.5 mm (1 ⁄ 50 in) long and light-brown in color. It inhabits the top 1 ⁄ 2 inch (13 mm) layer of soil. Both nymphs and ...
Diplurians and mites reproduce sexually, but some species of mites can reproduce by parthenogenesis. Some species of soil mesofauna are susceptible to soil and vegetation changes because they rely on soil fertility and plant biomass for food and comfortable living conditions. The changes can affect some species' ability to reproduce, but since ...
Mesostigmata is an order of mites belonging to the Parasitiformes.They are by far the largest group of Parasitiformes, with over 8,000 species in 130 families. Mesostigmata includes parasitic as well as free-living and predatory forms.
The Oribatida are of economic importance as hosts of various tapeworm species, [8] and by increasing the breakdown of organic material in the soil, in a similar manner to earthworms. [9] Many species of oribatid mites require extremely specific habitats, resulting in large diversity within the order due to the many niches they evolve to.