Echimyopodidae

Echimyopodidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Sarcoptiformes
Suborder:	Astigmata
Family:	Echimyopodidae

Echimyopodidae is a family of mites in the order Astigmata. There are at least two genera and two described species in Echimyopodidae.

Genera

• Blomia
• Marsupiopus

Further reading

• Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
• Gaud, Jean; Atyeo, Warren T. (1996). "Feather mites of the world (Acarina, Astigmata): the supraspecific taxa". Annales-Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale. Sciences Zoologiques (Belgium). Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
• Jackman, John A. (2002). A Field Guide to Spiders and Scorpions of Texas. Gulf Publishing.
• Norton, Roy A. (1998). "Morphological evidence for the evolutionary origin of Astigmata (Acari: Acariformes)". Experimental & Applied Acarology. 22 (10). Springer: 559–594. doi:10.1023/A:1006135509248.
• Dabert, Jacek; Mironov, Serge V. (1999). "Origin and evolution of feather mites (Astigmata)". Ecology and Evolution of the Acari. Springer: 89–103. doi:10.1007/978-94-017-1343-6_5. ISBN 978-90-481-5200-1.