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.
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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 |
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See § Species | |
Species edit
Species include:
- Balaustium aonidophagus (Ebeling)[1]
- Balaustium angustum
- Balaustium bipilum
- Balaustium cristatum
- Balaustium dowelli (Smiley)[1]
- Balaustium graminum
- Balaustium insularum
- Balaustium kendalli (Welbourn)[1]
- Balaustium lapidarium
- Balaustium madeirense
- Balaustium medicagoense
- Balaustium murorum (Hermann, 1804)[2]
- Balaustium putmani (Smiley)[1]
- Balaustium tardum
- Balaustium vignae
References edit
- ^ a b c d Welbourn, W. C. (January–February 1995), "Balaustium spp. In Florida (Acari: Erythraeidae)", Entomology Circular (368), Fla. Dept. Agric. & Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry,
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.
- ^ Mąkol, Joanna (2010). "A Redescription of Balaustium murorum (Hermann, 1804) (Acari: Prostigmata: Erythraeidae) with Notes on Related Taxa". Annales Zoologici. 60 (3): 439–454. doi:10.3161/000345410X535424.
- Meyer, Magdalena K. P.; Ryke, P. A. J. (1959). "Nine new species of the superfamily Erythraeoidea (Acarina: Trombidiformes) associated with plants in South Africa". Acarologia. 1: 304–323.
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