Trombidioidea

Trombidioidea is a superfamily of mites in the order Trombidiformes. There are about 8 families and at least 430 described species in Trombidioidea.^[1][2]

Trombidium breei

Trombidioidea Temporal range: Palaeogene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Allothrombium
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Trombidiformes
Infraorder:	Anystina
Superfamily:	Trombidioidea Leach, 1815

Families

These eight families belong to the superfamily Trombidioidea:

• Eutrombidiidae
• Johnstonianidae
• Microtrombidiidae (micro velvet mites)
• Neothrombiidae
• Neotrombidiidae
• Podothrombidiidae (podothrombidiids)
• Trombiculidae (chiggers)
• Trombidiidae (true velvet mites)

Others unplaced:

 ?Platyseta Wharton, 1938