Balaustium | |
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Balaustium medicagoense | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Trombidiformes |
Family: | Erythraeidae |
Genus: |
Balaustium Heyden, 1826 |
Species | |
See § Species |
Balaustium is a genus of mites belonging to the family Erythraeidae. These are large red mites with one or two pairs of eyes set well back on the body.
Species include:
Four species are currently recognized in North America: B. aonidophagus (Ebeling), B. dowelli Smiley, B. kendalli Welbourn and B. putmani Smiley, but additional spacies remain undescribed.
Balaustium | |
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Balaustium medicagoense | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Trombidiformes |
Family: | Erythraeidae |
Genus: |
Balaustium Heyden, 1826 |
Species | |
See § Species |
Balaustium is a genus of mites belonging to the family Erythraeidae. These are large red mites with one or two pairs of eyes set well back on the body.
Species include:
Four species are currently recognized in North America: B. aonidophagus (Ebeling), B. dowelli Smiley, B. kendalli Welbourn and B. putmani Smiley, but additional spacies remain undescribed.