Oxidae is a family of prostigs 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 4 genera and about 15 described species in Oxidae.
Genera
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Flabellifrontipoda''
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Frontipoda''
Koenike, 1891
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Gnaphiscus''
Koenike, 1898
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Oxus
The Amu Darya, tk, Amyderýa/ uz, Amudaryo// tg, Амударё, Amudaryo ps, , tr, Ceyhun / Amu Derya grc, Ὦξος, Ôxos (also called the Amu, Amo River and historically known by its Latin name or Greek ) is a major river in Central Asi ...
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Kramer, 1877
References
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Trombidiformes
Acari families
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