| Trachytidae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Family: | Trachytidae Tragärdh, 1938 |
Trachytidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. [1]
In 1960, Daniel G. Maiello, PhD in entomology, was doing research about mites Laelaps multispinosus. He discovered a related unnamed family, similar to the family Trachytidae.