Tydeus (mite)
Tydeus | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Trombidiformes |
Family: | Tydeidae |
Genus: | Tydeus Koch, 1836 |
Species | |
Many, see text |
Tydeus is a genus of mites belonging to the family Tydeidae. These are small, usually white, mites with soft bodies covered in striations and each leg terminating in two claws.
Selected species
|
|
|
References
- Fauna Europaea
- New species of mites of the families Tydeidae and Labidostommidae (Acarina: Prostigmata) collected from South African plants Magdelena K.P. Meyer & P.A.J. Ryke Acarologia vol I
|
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, September 25, 2010. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.