Abrolophus is a genus of
mite
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods) of two large orders, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari. However, most recent genetic analyses do not recover the two as eac ...
s in the family
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 ...
, first described in 1891 by
Antonio Berlese
Antonio Berlese (26 June 1863, in Padua, Austrian Empire – 24 October 1927, in Florence) was an Italian entomologist.
Career
Berlese worked on pest insects notably of fruit trees. He published over 300 articles and a book ''Gli insetti loro o ...
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[Berlese, A. 1891. Acari, Myriopoda et Scorpiones hucusque in Italia reperta59. 14 text pages + Plates 1-10. Reprint by Junk, The Hague, 1979.]
It comprises 120 species, including the following:
[Haitlinger, R. "New records of mites from Corsica and Sardinia, with descriptions of five new species (Acari: Prostigmata: Erythraeidae, Trombidiidae, Eutrombidiidae)." Genus 18.3 (2007): 529-543.]
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Abrolophus aitapensis
Abrolophus is a genus of mites in the family Erythraeidae, first described in 1891 by Antonio Berlese
Antonio Berlese (26 June 1863, in Padua, Austrian Empire – 24 October 1927, in Florence) was an Italian entomologist.
Career
Berlese worked ...
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(Southcott, 1948)
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Abrolophus benoni
Abrolophus is a genus of mites in the family Erythraeidae, first described in 1891 by Antonio Berlese
Antonio Berlese (26 June 1863, in Padua, Austrian Empire – 24 October 1927, in Florence) was an Italian entomologist.
Career
Berlese worked ...
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(Haitlinger, 2002)
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Abrolophus bohdani''
(Haitlinger, 2003)
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Abrolophus humberti
Abrolophus is a genus of mites in the family Erythraeidae, first described in 1891 by Antonio Berlese.Berlese, A. 1891. Acari, Myriopoda et Scorpiones hucusque in Italia reperta59. 14 text pages + Plates 1-10. Reprint by Junk, The Hague, 1979.
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(Haitlinger, 1996)
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Abrolophus iraninejadi''
Saboori & Hajiqanbar, 2005
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Abrolophus khanjani''
(Haitlinger & Saboori, 1996)
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Abrolophus longicollis
Abrolophus is a genus of mites in the family Erythraeidae, first described in 1891 by Antonio Berlese
Antonio Berlese (26 June 1863, in Padua, Austrian Empire – 24 October 1927, in Florence) was an Italian entomologist.
Career
Berlese worked ...
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(Oudemans, 1910)
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Abrolophus marinensis''
Haitlinger, 2007
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Abrolophus mirabelae''
Haitlinger, 2007
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Abrolophus pseudolongicollis''
(Haitlinger, 1987)
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Abrolophus tonsor''
(Southcott, 1996)
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Abrolophus welbourni''
Yao, Snider, & Snider, 2000
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Abrolophus unimiri
Abrolophus is a genus of mites in the family Erythraeidae, first described in 1891 by Antonio Berlese.Berlese, A. 1891. Acari, Myriopoda et Scorpiones hucusque in Italia reperta59. 14 text pages + Plates 1-10. Reprint by Junk, The Hague, 1979.
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Haitlinger, 2006
References
Trombidiformes
Trombidiformes genera
Taxa named by Antonio Berlese
Taxa described in 1891
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