Smarididae

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Smaridiidae

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Acari
Superorder:	Acariformes
Order:	Prostigmata
Suborder:	Anystina
(unranked)	Parasitengona
Superfamily:	Erythraeoidea
Family:	Smaridiidae Kramer, 1878

Genera include

Fessonia
Smaris

Smaridiidae is a family of mites belonging to the order Acariformes. These large predatory mites have long oval bodies, distinctively pointed in front. They are usually red and densely hairy with slender legs, sometimes very long. They have either one or two pairs of eyes.

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Nine new species of the superfamily Erythraeoidea (Acarina: Trombidiformes) associated with plants in South Africa, Magdalena K.P. Meyer & P.A.J. Ryke, Acarologia I