Smarididae 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.
The Cretaceous smaridid Immensmaris chewbaccei had idiosoma of more than 8 mm (0.31 in) in length and was the largest fossil acariform mite and also the largest erythraeoid mite ever recorded.[1]
Smarididae, probably Hirstiosoma novaehollandiae Fossil Smarididae in Cretaceous amber (Burmite) from Hkamti, Myanmar. Smarididae 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.
Smarididae zijn een familie van mijten. Bij de familie zijn 40 geslachten met circa 55 soorten ingedeeld.
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