Acalitus Keifer, 1965
(a genus of mites)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Acalitus brevitarsus
a gall mite
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 		Species 31 images
Acalitus calycophthirus
a mite
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 		Species 11 images
Acalitus essigi
Blackberry Mite, Red Berry Mite
Species 1 ident. refs
Acalitus stenaspis
a gall mite
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 		Species 4 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAcalitus (a genus of mites)
FamilyERIOPHYIDAE (gall mites)
SuperfamilyERIOPHYOIDEA (gall mites)
SupercohortEupodides (a supercohort of mites)
SuborderPROSTIGMATA (sucking mites)
OrderTROMBIDIFORMES (trombidiform mites)
SuperorderACARIFORMES (acariform mites)
SubclassACARI (mites)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Acalitus (a genus of mites) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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