Caeculidae, also known as rake-legged mites, is a family of mites in the order Trombidiformes, the only family of the superfamily Caeculoidea. There are about 9 genera and about 100 described species in Caeculidae which occur world-wide. The oldest records of the family are from the Cenomanian aged Burmese amber, belonging to the extant genus Procaeculus.
Genera These six genera belong to the family Caeculidae: Allocaeculus Franz, 1952 Andocaeculus Coineau, 1974 Caeculus Dufour, 1832 Calocaeculus Coineau, 1974 Microcaeculus Franz, 1952 Neocaeculus Coineau, 1967 Procaeculus Jacot 1936
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