†Cheyletus burmiticus Cockerell 1917 (mite)
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Arachnida - Acariformes - Cheyletidae
Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1917. Arthropods in Burmese amber. Psyche 24:40-44
Belongs to Cheyletus according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013
See also Cockerell 1917 and Ross and York 2000
Sister taxon: Cheyletus portentosus
Type specimen: BMNH In.19115, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber (Swinhoe collection, BMNH), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber (Swinhoe collection, BMNH)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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