Chulacaridae, a new family of prostigmatic mites (Acari, Trombidiformes)
from Thailand

A new family of prostigmatic mites (Acari: Trombidiformes), Chulacaridae n. fam. based on Chulacarus elegans n. g. et n. sp., is described from adult females and immature instars collected from soil and litter in Thailand. The new family is monobasic and is placed in the hyporder Anystae (sensu Zhang et al. 2011), and tentatively grouped with other families in the superfamily Anystoidea. In addition to the typical features of Anystina,...