Veigaiidae

Veigaiidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Acari
Order:	Mesostigmata
Superfamily:	Veigaioidea
Family:	Veigaiidae Oudemans, 1939
Diversity
4 genera, c. 60 species
Synonyms
Veigaiaidae Veigaidae

Veigaiidae is a family of mites belonging to the superorder Parasitiformes. However they are not parasitic but free-living and predatory and are found in soil and decaying organic matter. Some species are specialists of rocky shorelines. Members of this family can be distinguished by a hyaline appendage on the tarsus of the pedipalp.

Genera

Cyrthydrolaelaps Berlese, 1904
Gamasolaelaps Berlese, 1903
Gorirossia Farrier, 1957
Veigaia Oudemans, 1905

References

Evans, G. Owen (1959): The genera Cyrthydrolaelaps Berlese and Gamasolaelaps Berlese (Acarina: Mesostigmata). Acarologia I.
Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Veigaiidae

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Acari (ticks and mites)

Acariformes

Trombidiformes	Sphaerolichida Prostigmata

Sarcoptiformes	Endeostigmata Oribatida

Parasitiformes

Opilioacariformes

Opilioacaridae

Holothyrida

Allothyridae
Holothyridae
Neothyridae

Ixodida (ticks)

Mesostigmata

Sejidae	Sejoidea

Trigynaspida	Cercomegistoidea Antennophoroidea Celaenopsoidea Fedrizzioidea Megisthanoidea Parantennuloidea Aenictequoidea

Monogynaspida	Microgynioidea Heatherelloidea Thinozerconoidea Polyaspidoidea Uropodoidea Trachyuropodoidea Diarthrophalloidea Epicrioidea Zerconoidea Arctacaroidea Parasitoidea Veigaioidea Rhodacaroidea Eviphidoidea Ascoidea Phytoseioidea Dermanyssoidea

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