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Tydeidae
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Tydeidae is a family of acariform mites. As of 2016, it contained over 300 species in three subfamilies,[1] though more species have been discovered since then.[2]
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"Yellow mite", Lorryia formosa | |
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Superfamily: | Tydeoidea |
Family: | Tydeidae Kramer, 1877 |
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30 genera, >320 species |
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These mites live in a wide range of habitats and there are predatory, fungivorous and scavenging species.