Calyptostomatidae Explained

Calyptostomatidae is a family of mites in the order Trombidiformes. There are at least two genera and about six described species in Calyptostomatidae.

Genera

These two genera belong to the family Calyptostomatidae:

• Calyptostoma Cambridge, 1875
• Smaris Latreille, 1796

Further reading

• Book: A Manual of Acarology. 2009. Krantz . G. W.. Walter . D. E.. Texas Tech University Press. 9780896726208.
• A review of Prostigmata (Acariformes: Trombidiformes) permanently associated with birds. 2012. Skoracki . M.. Zabludovskaya . S.. Bochkov . A. V.. Acarina. 20. 2. 67–107.
• Order Trombidiformes Reuter, 1909. In: Zhang, Z-Q. (ed.) Animal biodiversity: an outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. 2011. Zhang . Z.-Q.. Fan . Q.-H.. Pesic . V.. Smit . H.. Bochkov . A.V.. Khaustov . A.A.. Baker . A.. Wohltmann . A.. Wen . T.-H.. Amrine . J.W.. Beron . P.. Lin . J.-Z.. Gabrys . G.. Husband . R.. Zhang . Zhi-Qiang. 4. Zootaxa. 3148. 978-1-86977-849-1.