Calyptostomatidae is a family of mites in the order
Trombidiformes
The Trombidiformes are a large, diverse order of mites.
Taxonomy
In 1998, Trombidiformes was divided into the Sphaerolichida and the Prostigmata. The group has few synapomorphies by which it can be defined, unlike the other major group of aca ...
. There are at least two genera and about six described species in Calyptostomatidae.
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Genera
These two genera belong to the family Calyptostomatidae:
* ''Calyptostoma
''Calyptostoma'' is a genus of mites in the family Calyptostomatidae. There are about six described species in ''Calyptostoma''.
Species
These six species belong to the genus ''Calyptostoma'':
* ''Calyptostoma giuliae'' Haitlinger & Šundić, 2 ...
'' Cambridge, 1875
* '' Smaris'' Latreille, 1796
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Trombidiformes
Acari families
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