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Erythraeidae

plural noun
Er·​y·​thrae·​idae | \ ˌerəˈthrēəˌdē\

Definition of Erythraeidae

: a family of Acarina including active hairy usually reddish mites of predatory habits having the larvae parasitic on insects or on other arachnids

History and Etymology for Erythraeidae

New Latin, from Erythraea, type genus (from Greek erythraia, feminine of erythraios) + -idae

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