Rhodacaroidea

Rhodacaroidea is a superfamily of mites in the order Mesostigmata. There are 6 families with more than 900 described species in Rhodacaroidea, found worldwide.

Rhodacaroidea
Halolaelaps subtilis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Mesostigmata
Infraorder:	Gamasina
Superfamily:	Rhodacaroidea

These mites inhabit soil and litter, including rodent and nests, moss and lichen, termite nests, and sometimes tree trunks. Some are predators of small insects, mites, and springtails, and some have been found on bark beetles.^[1][2][3][4]

Families

These six families belong to the superfamily Rhodacaroidea:

• Digamasellidae Evans
• Halolaelapidae Karg, 1965
• Laelaptonyssidae Womersley, 1956
• Ologamasidae Ryke, 1962
• Rhodacaridae Evans, 1957
• Teranyssidae Halliday, 2006