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Scaly grain mite

Suidasia nesbitti Hughes, 1948

Status not recordedarachnids

The scaly grain mite (Suidasia nesbitti) is a species in the family Suidasiidae, order Sarcoptiformes.

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Quick facts about the scaly grain mite

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the scaly grain mite live?

Not recorded

Is the scaly grain mite endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the scaly grain mite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderSarcoptiformes
  5. familySuidasiidae
  6. genusSuidasia
  7. SpeciesSuidasia nesbitti Hughes, 1948
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Wheat Pollard itch miteEnglish
  • 꼬마뿌리진드기Korean
  • 納氏皺皮蟎Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the scaly grain mite

Other species in the same genus Suidasia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the scaly grain mite?

The scaly grain mite (Suidasia nesbitti) belongs to the family Suidasiidae in the order Sarcoptiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Scaly grain mite (Suidasia nesbitti). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/scaly-grain-mite

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“Scaly grain mite (Suidasia nesbitti).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/scaly-grain-mite.

BibTeX
@misc{scaly_grain_mite_2026,
  title = {Scaly grain mite (Suidasia nesbitti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scaly-grain-mite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}