Balaustium
Encyclopedia
Balaustium is a genus of mite
s belonging to the family Erythraeidae
. These are large red mite
s with one or two pairs of eyes set well back on the body.
Mite
Mites, along with ticks, are small arthropods belonging to the subclass Acari and the class Arachnida. The scientific discipline devoted to the study of ticks and mites is called acarology.-Diversity and systematics:...
s belonging to the family Erythraeidae
Erythraeidae
Erythraeidae is a family of mites belonging to the Trombidiformes. Larval forms of these mites are parasitic on various other arthropods, for example harvestmen, but the adults are free-living predators. These oval mites are rather large, usually reddish coloured and densely hairy. The legs,...
. These are large red mite
Mite
Mites, along with ticks, are small arthropods belonging to the subclass Acari and the class Arachnida. The scientific discipline devoted to the study of ticks and mites is called acarology.-Diversity and systematics:...
s with one or two pairs of eyes set well back on the body.
Species
Species include:- Balaustium angustum
- Balaustium bipilumBalaustium bipilumBalaustium bipilum is a species of mite belonging to the family Erythraeidae. This long-oval shaped, sparsely hairy orange mite is less than 1 mm in length with one pair of eyes set well back on the body...
- Balaustium cristatumBalaustium cristatumBalaustium cristatum is a species of mite belonging to the family Erythraeidae. This oval mite is only known from immature specimens: the eight-legged nymph is around 0.75 mm in length and moderately hairy with two pairs of eyes and all legs shorter than the body...
- Balaustium graminumBalaustium graminumBalaustium graminum is a species of mite belonging to the family Erythraeidae. This mite is very closely related to and similar to Balaustium medicagoense but has two pairs of eyes and is less densely hairy....
- Balaustium insularum
- Balaustium lapidarium
- Balaustium madeirense
- Balaustium medicagoenseBalaustium medicagoenseBalaustium medicagoense is a species of mite belonging to the family Erythraeidae. This large, densely hairy mite is up to 1.6 mm in length with one pair of eyes set well back on the body...
- Balaustium tardum
- Balaustium vignaeBalaustium vignaeBalaustium vignae is a species of mite belonging to the family Erythraeidae. This moderately hairy orange mite is around 1 mm in length with one pair of eyes set well back on the body...