Phytoptidae Murray

Chetverikov, Philipp E., Beaulieu, Frédéric, Cvrković, Tatjana, Vidović, Biljana & Petanović, Radmila U., 2012, Oziella sibirica (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Phytoptidae), a new eriophyoid mite species described using confocal microscopy, COI barcoding and 3 D surface reconstruction, Zootaxa 3560, pp. 41-60 : 44

Family: Phytoptidae Murray

Diagnosis. Eriophyoid mites with 1–5 setae on the prodorsal shield, including unpaired or paired vi and/or paired ve setae; usually tibia I solenidion (φ) and opisthosomal subdorsal seta (c1); female genital coverflap usually without ridges; spermathecal tubes short to very elongate ( Amrine et al. 2003).