Primitive-oribatida
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Palaeacaroidea
Palaeacaroidea is a superfamily of oribatid mites established by Grandjean in 1932. It belongs to the infraorder Palaeosomata, a group of primitive mites characterized by plesiomorphic morphological features. The superfamily represents one of the earliest-diverging lineages within the Oribatida, often called 'moss mites' or 'beetle mites'. Records of this group are extremely sparse, with only two observations documented on iNaturalist.