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30, Large mites with sensory areas on propodosoma 32 

 Small mites; no dorsal sensory areas 31 



31, With three pairs of genital suckers; without eyes; tarsi with claws 

 but without pulvillus; tarsus i with seven rodlike sensory setae 



Pomerantziidae 



Without genital suckers; with one or two pairs of eyes; tarsi with 

 claws and pulvillus; tarsus i with only one rodlike sensory seta 



Raphignathidae 



32, Adults not figure-8-shaped and with numerous setae on tectum 

 if present; larvae usually with more than one dorsal plate; setae 



on pedipalpal coxa usually anterior to palpal femur Trombidiidae 



Adults usually figure-8-shaped, with only one or two setae on 

 tectum; larvae with a single dorsal plate (with exception of one 

 genus with a pygidial plate); seta on pedipalpal coxa posterior to 

 palpal femur Trombiculidae 



Eupodidae Koch, 1842 



(= Penthaleidae Oudemans, 1931) 

 Figure 116 



Diagnosis: The eupodids are yellowish or greenish, and occasionally 

 flecked in color. Their legs are usually reddish or black flecked with 

 red (Penthaleus, Halotydeus). They are small- to medium-sized mites 

 from 0.160 to 1 mm. long. Fast moving and extremely fragile the 



Figure 116 Penthaleus major (Duges). Lateral view of female showing dorsal 

 anus. Somewhat flattened by mounting. Upper left, chelicera. 



