Aberoptus championus
| Aberoptus championus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari |
| Order: | Prostigmata |
| Family: | Eriophyidae |
| Genus: | Aberoptus |
| Species: | A. championus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aberoptus championus Huang, 2005 | |
Aberoptus championus is a species of mite belonging to the family Eriophyidae. It is only known from females collected from underneath the leaves of Bauhinia championii in central Taiwan.
This is a virtually microscopic animal, with a length of only 120 μm. It is flattened and fusiform in shape. It can be distinguished from its closest congener, Aberoptus platessoides, by the lack of setae on the tibiae of the first pair of legs.
References
- Kun-Wei Huang (2005). "Eriophyoid mites of Taiwan: Description of one new species of Aberoptinae from Hueysuen (Acari:Eriophyoidea:Eriophyidae)". Formosan Entomologist 25: 127–130.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, December 27, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.