Tydeidae
| Tydeidae Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| "Yellow mite", Lorryia formosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Suborder: | Prostigmata |
| Superfamily: | Tydeoidea |
| Family: | Tydeidae Kramer, 1877 |
| Subfamilies | |
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| Diversity | |
| 30 genera, >320 species | |
Tydeidae is a family of acariform mites. As of 2016, it contained over 300 species in three subfamilies, though more species have been discovered since then.
These mites live in a wide range of habitats and there are predatory, fungivorous and scavenging species.