MACROCHELIDAE Vitzthum, 1930
(a family of Parasitoid mites)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyMACROCHELIDAE (a family of Parasitoid mites)
SuperfamilyEVIPHIDOIDEA (a superfamily of mites)
SubcohortDermanyssiae (a subcohort of mites)
CohortGamasina (a cohort of mites)
SuborderMONOGYNASPIDA (a suborder of mites)
OrderMESOSTIGMATA (mesostigmate or gamasid mites)
SuperorderPARASITIFORMES (parasitiform 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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Evans, G.O. & Browning, E. 1956 British mites of the subfamily Macrochelinae Tragardh (Gamasina, Macrochelidae) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.) Vol 4 (1): 1-55.
() Hyatt, K.H. & Emberson, R.M. 1988 A review of the Macrochelidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) of the British Isles Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.) Vol 54 (2): 63-125.

MACROCHELIDAE (a family of Parasitoid mites) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for MACROCHELIDAE (a family of Parasitoid mites)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for MACROCHELIDAE (a family of Parasitoid mites)
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