Acarina

Definitions

proper noun A taxonomic subclass within the class Arachnida — includes the mites and ticks. Many species are parasitic, and cause diseases like the itch and mange.

Acarus +‎ -ina

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The Arctic has about 300 species of spiders (Arachnida), 700 species of mites (Acarina), 400 species of springtails (Collembola), 500 species of nematodes, 70 species of oligochaetes (of which most are Enchytraeidae), only a few mollusks, and an unknown number of protozoan species.

Implications of current species distributions for future biotic change in the Arctic 2009
Therefore it was the large blood-sucking mite of the Acarina order which was eponymous, not her tide.

Piranha to Scurfy & Other Stories Rendell, Ruth 2000
Beside insects mites (Acarina) occur as pests in grain and particularly in flour.

7. Important pests in storage 1996
This order of insects is divided into the Spiders, the Scorpions, the Harvestmen and the Mites (Acarina).

Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses 1872
Along with the tick, they make up the order Acarina.

unknown title 2009
Along with the tick, they make up the order Acarina.

unknown title 2009
Along with the tick, they make up the order Acarina.

unknown title 2009
Agistemus floridanus (Acarina - Stigmaeidae) predatory mite, Florida citrus

xml's Blinklist.com 2008