Chaetodactylidae Explained

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

Further reading

• Book: Breene . R.G.. Dean . D. Allen. Edwards . G.B.. Hebert . Blain. Levi . Herbert W.. Manning . Gail. 2003. Common Names of Arachnids. American Tarantula Society. Fifth Edition. 1-929427-11-5.
• Book: Capinera . John L.. 2008. Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. 978-1402062421.
• Gaud . Jean. Atyeo . Warren T.. 1996. Feather mites of the world (Acarina, Astigmata): the supraspecific taxa. Annales-Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale. Sciences Zoologiques (Belgium). Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
• Book: Jackman . John A.. 2002. A Field Guide to Spiders and Scorpions of Texas. Gulf Publishing.
• Book: Krantz . G.W.. Walter . D.E.. 2009. A Manual of Acarology. Texas Tech University Press. 3rd Edition. 9780896726208.
• Norton . Roy A.. 1998. Morphological evidence for the evolutionary origin of Astigmata (Acari: Acariformes). Experimental & Applied Acarology. Springer. 22. 559–594.
• Dabert . Jacek. Mironov . Serge V.. 1999. Origin and evolution of feather mites (Astigmata). Ecology and Evolution of the Acari. Springer. 89–103.

• Chaetodactylus_krombeini
• bugguide.net. Family Chaetodactylidae

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chaetodactylidae Family Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-21.
2. Web site: Chaetodactylidae Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-02-21.
3. Web site: Achaetodactylus. Klimov, P.B.. B. OConnor. R. Ochoa. G.R. Bauchan. A.J. Redford. J. Scher. 2016. Bee Mite ID: Bee-Associated Mite Genera of the World. USDA APHIS Identification Technology Program (ITP). Fort Collins, CO. 2018-08-15.