''Balaustium'' is a genus of
mite
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites span two large orders of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari, but genetic analysis does not show clear evid ...
s belonging to the family
Erythraeidae. These are large red
mite
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites span two large orders of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari, but genetic analysis does not show clear evid ...
s with one or two pairs of eyes set well back on the body.
Species
Species include:
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Balaustium aonidophagus'' (Ebeling)
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Balaustium angustum''
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Balaustium bipilum
''Balaustium 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. It can be distinguished from ...
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Balaustium cristatum''
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Balaustium dowelli'' (Smiley)
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*'']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 adu ...
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*'' Balaustium insularum''
*'' Balaustium kendalli'' (Welbourn)[
*'' Balaustium lapidarium''
*'' Balaustium madeirense''
*'' Balaustium medicagoense''
*'' Balaustium murorum'' (Hermann, 1804)][
*'' Balaustium tardum''
*'']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 th ...
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References
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Trombidiformes genera
Taxa named by Carl von Heyden
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