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Erythracaridae
Erythracaridae is a family of mites in the order Trombidiformes, first described by Oudemans in 1936. The family comprises nine accepted genera including Erythracarus, Tarsotomus, and Tarsolarkus. These mites belong to the superfamily Anystoidea and are classified within the infraorder Anystina.
Teneriffiidae
Teneriffiidae is a family of prostigmatic mites in the order Trombidiformes, first described by Thor in 1911. These are moderate-sized, fast-walking predatory mites with a life cycle consisting of egg, prelarva, larva, protonymph, deutonymph, tritonymph, and adult stages. Taxonomic revision has reduced the number of valid genera to two: Teneriffia (palpgenu oncophysis absent) and Parateneriffia (palpgenu oncophysis present), with seven other genera synonymized. The family occupies diverse terrestrial habitats including trees, rocks, caves, and mountains, with some species adapted to subterranean environments.