''Bryobia graminum'', also known as the clover mite, is a species 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 ...
with a
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
It was first described in 1781 by
Franz von Paula Schrank
Franz von Paula Schrank (21 August 1747, in Neuhaus am Inn, Vornbach – 22 December 1835) was a German priest, botanist and entomologist.
Biography
He was ordained as a priest in Vienna in 1784, gaining his doctorate in theology two years lat ...
as ''Acarus graminum''.
Its hosts are mainly herbaceous plants (grasses & daisies).
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Synonymy
Further synonymy is given in the Australian government funded Lucid key to mites.[Oudemans, A.C. (1937) Kritisch Historisch Overzicht der Acarologie. 3(C): IX-XXIII + 799-1348]
References
External links
Spider mites of Australia: ''Bryobia graminum''
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Trombidiformes
Animals described in 1871
Arachnids of Australia