Studies on the systematics and biology of the erythracoidea (Acarina) with a critical revision of the genera and subfamilies

An attempt is made to revise comprehensively the systematics of the families, subfamilies, and genera of the Erythraeoidea (Acarina). Its principal aim is to clarify and stabilize the nomenclature of the previously described members of the two families Erythraeidae and Smarididae, both for the adults or nymphs and the larvae. Definitions are given for the superfamily Erythraeoidea (and its relationship to other Trombidiformes discussed), the...