Parasitengona

Parasitengona; Temporal range: Cretaceous–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Actinedida
Suborder:	Parasitengona; Oudemans, 1909

Parasitengona larvae on a specimen of (Opiliones)

Parasitengona is a group of mites, variously ranked as a suborder^[1] or a cohort,^[2] between the taxonomic ranks of order and family. Members of Parasitengona include velvet mites, chiggers, and water mites. ^[3]

References[]

^ "Taxon: Suborder Parasitengona Oudemans, 1909 (mite)". The Taxonomicon. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
^ Gerald W. Krantz & D. E. Walter, ed. (2009). A Manual of Acarology (3rd ed.). Texas Tech University Press. ISBN 978-0-89672-620-8.
^ ""Go Pick up a Mite!" Two Cents from an Acarologist and His Love for Mites". 28 May 2020.

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[1] "Taxon: Suborder Parasitengona Oudemans, 1909 (mite)". The Taxonomicon. Retrieved 2016-12-19.

[2] Gerald W. Krantz & D. E. Walter, ed. (2009). A Manual of Acarology (3rd ed.). Texas Tech University Press. ISBN 978-0-89672-620-8.

[3] ""Go Pick up a Mite!" Two Cents from an Acarologist and His Love for Mites". 28 May 2020.

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