The larvae of erythraeid mites are external parasites of various other terrestrial arthropods such as insects and arachnids. The adults, which are rather large for mites, are free-living predators. These mites are often bright red, perhaps indicating to vertebrate predators, such as birds and reptiles, that they taste bad.
Erythraeidae (family) is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | South Coast
Maps
Allan Gillies Pocket Park Bill Kennedy Memorial Park Bruce Ridge Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill City Renewal Authority Area Dawson Street Gardens Hall Cemetery Hill Reserve Holtze Close Neighbourhood Park Kosciuszko National Park Lake Burley Griffin Central/East Magpie Hill Park, Lyneham Mount Ainslie Mount Rogers Namadgi National Park Tidbinbilla Nature ReservePlaces
Ainslie, ACT Barton, ACT Campbell, ACT Curtin, ACT Dickson, ACT Holder, ACT Jerrabomberra, NSW Lyneham, ACT Melba, ACT Ngunnawal, ACT O'Connor, ACT Russell, ACT Spence, ACT