Smarididae

Smaridiidae; Temporal range: Cretaceous–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Acari
Order:	Trombidiformes
(unranked):
Superfamily:
Family:	Smaridiidae; Kramer, 1878
Genera include
	Fessonia;

Smarididae, probably Hirstiosoma novaehollandiae

Fossil Smarididae in Cretaceous amber (Burmite) from Hkamti, Myanmar.

Smaridiidae is a family of mites belonging to the order Trombidiformes. 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.

References[]

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

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