Abstract
This series was started in 2021 to provide a survey of mite lifespans and associated life history data (Zhang 2021). Three parts have been published since then. Part I includes seven reviews on the suborder Oribatida (excluding Astigmata), the superfamily Eriophyoidea and families Winterschmidtiidae, Tydeidae, Anystidae, Cheyletidae, and Blattisociidae (Zhang 2021). Part 2 includes three reviews on three families of great applied importance: Tetranychidae, Phytoseiidae, and LaelapidaeI (Zhang 2022). Part 3 covers the lifespan and other life history data of the order Ixodida and families Parasitidae and Rhodacaridae (both of Mesostigmata) (Zhang 2024). I am delighted to introduce Part 4 of this series, with three reviews for three important families of economic significance: Acaridae (K. Zhang et al. 2025; Astigmata), Stigmaeidae (Gong & Fan 2025; Trombidiformes) and Pyemotidae (Huang et al. 2025; Trombidiformes).
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