Sperchontidae 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 3 genera and about 19 described species in Sperchontidae.
Genera
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Apeltosperchon''
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Sperchon''
Kramer, 1877
* ''
Sperchonopsis''
Piersig, 1896
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Trombidiformes
Acari families
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