Riciniae

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin ricinus (“a tick”).

Proper noun

Riciniae

1. (obsolete) A taxonomic family within the order Solenostoma – mites or acarines, now included in families in orders Sarcoptiformes and Trombidiformes in superorder Acariformes..

References

• Riciniae at Paleobiology Database
• “Riciniae”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.