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:
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Bruce, ACT Campbell, ACT Cotter River, ACT Flynn, ACT Hall, ACT Hughes, ACT Jagungal Wilderness, NSW Narrabundah, ACT Paddys River, ACT Rendezvous Creek, ACT Tennent, ACT