Cheyletidae

Cheyletidae Temporal range: Cretaceous–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Cheyletiella sp.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Actinedida
Family:	Cheyletidae Leach, 1815
Genera
Cheyletiella Cheyletus Cheletophyes Eucheyletia Hypopicheyla Lanceacheyla[1] Nodele Paracheyletia
Diversity
c. 80 genera, > 500 species

Cheyletidae is a family of mites in the order Trombidiformes. Some members are parasites of birds and mammals, causing cheyletiellosis, or "walking dandruff". Others are free-ranging predators which can be found in soil, forest litter, animal nests, and house dust, under tree bark, and on foliage.^[2]

• Media related to Cheyletidae at Wikimedia Commons
• Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Cheyletidae

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Acari (ticks and mites)

Acariformes

Oribatida	Brachypylina Enarthronota Holosomata Mixonomata Palaeosomata Parhyposomata
Sarcoptiformes	Endeostigmata Psoroptidia
Trombidiformes	Prostigmata Sphaerolichida

Parasitiformes

Holothyrida	Allothyridae Holothyridae Neothyridae
Ixodida (ticks)	Argasidae Ixodidae Nuttalliellidae
Mesostigmata	Monogynaspida Sejina Trigynaspida
Opilioacariformes	Opilioacaridae

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