Glycyphagoidea

Glycyphagoidea mites are found in dry organic substrates, particularly stored food products such as grains, cereals, and dried goods. They also inhabit bird nests, rodent nests, and mammalian nests where they feed on shed skin, feathers, hair, and other organic debris. Some species have adapted to human dwellings, occurring in house dust and stored products.

Worldwide distribution, with records from temperate and tropical regions where suitable dry organic substrates occur. The superfamily has been documented across North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.

• Rodentia - inhabitantfound in rodent nests
• Aves - inhabitantfound in bird nests
• Mammalia - inhabitantfound in mammal nests and human dwellings

Decomposers in nest microhabitats and stored product ecosystems, contributing to breakdown of keratinous materials, feathers, hair, and skin detritus. Some species are considered pests of stored products.

Several species within Glycyphagoidea are recognized as stored product pests, infesting grains, cereals, and dried foodstuffs. Some species contribute to house dust and may be involved in allergic responses in sensitive individuals.

• AcaroideaSimilar superfamily of Astigmata; distinguished by differences in leg chaetotaxy and gnathosomal structures
• PyroglyphoideaAnother astigmatid superfamily containing house dust mites; Glycyphagoidea generally lacks the highly modified tarsal suckers found in Pyroglyphoidea

• mites
• stored product pests
• astigmatid
• nest mites

• BugGuide
• iNaturalist taxon
• NCBI Taxonomy
• Catalogue of Life