Prostigmatan-mites
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Cocceupodidae
Cocceupodidae is a family of prostigmatan mites in the order Trombidiformes, established by Jesionowska in 2010. The family comprises at least three genera—Cocceupodes, Filieupodes, and Linopodes—with approximately 23 described species. These mites have been documented across diverse geographic regions including Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, and polar localities such as Greenland and the South Shetland Islands. The genus Linopodes includes the widespread species Linopodes motatorius, first described by Linnaeus in 1758.