''Balaustium'' 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 belonging to 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 ...

. These are large red

s with one or two pairs of eyes set well back on the body.

Species

Species include: *'' Balaustium aonidophagus'' (Ebeling) *'' Balaustium angustum'' *'' Balaustium bipilum'' *'' Balaustium cristatum'' *'' Balaustium dowelli'' (Smiley) *''

Balaustium graminum ''Balaustium 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 (rather than one) pairs of eyes and is less densely hairy. The adult i ...

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Balaustium insularum ''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 Species include: *'' Balaustium aonidophagus'' (Ebeling) *'' Balaustium angustum ...

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Balaustium kendalli ''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 Species include: *'' Balaustium aonidophagus'' (Ebeling) *'' Balaustium angustum ...

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Balaustium lapidarium ''Balaustium'' is a genus of mites belonging to the family Erythraeidae. These are large red mite Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods) of two large orders, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically groupe ...

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Balaustium madeirense ''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 Species include: *'' Balaustium aonidophagus'' (Ebeling) *'' Balaustium angustum ...

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Balaustium medicagoense ''Balaustium 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. The first pair of legs is just longer than the b ...

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Balaustium murorum ''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 Species include: *'' Balaustium aonidophagus'' (Ebeling) *'' Balaustium angustum ...

'' (Hermann, 1804) *''

Balaustium putmani ''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 Species include: *'' Balaustium aonidophagus'' (Ebeling) *'' Balaustium angustum ...

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Balaustium tardum ''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 Species include: *''Balaustium aonidophagus'' (Ebeling) *''Balaustium angustum'' ...

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Balaustium vignae ''Balaustium 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. It can be distinguished from similar species by the ...

References

* Trombidiformes genera Taxa named by Carl von Heyden Taxa described in 1826 {{Trombidiformes-stub