''Larvamima'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
mite
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites span two large orders of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari, but genetic analysis does not show clear evid ...
s placed in its own family, Larvamimidae, in the order
Mesostigmata
Mesostigmata is an order of mites belonging to the Parasitiformes. They are by far the largest group of Parasitiformes, with over 8,000 species in 130 families. Mesostigmata includes parasitic as well as free-living and predatory forms. They can ...
. ''Larvamima'' contains four recognized species:
* ''
Larvamima marianae''
R. J. Elzinga, 1993
* ''
Larvamima carli''
Elzinga, 1993
* ''
Larvamima cristata''
Elzinga, 1993
* ''
Larvamima schneirlai''
Elzinga, 1993
References
Mesostigmata
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