''Aberoptus'' 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
Eriophyidae
Eriophyidae is a family of more than 200 genera of mites, which live as plant parasites, commonly causing galls or other damage to the plant tissues and hence known as gall mites. About 3,600 species have been described, but this is probably l ...
. These tiny mites, flattened in shape, live beneath the waxy layer on the underside of the leaves of certain plants.
Species
Species include:
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Aberoptus cerostructor''
Flechtmann, 2001
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Aberoptus championus''
Huang, 2005
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Aberoptus platessoides''
Smith-Meyer, 1989
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Aberoptus samoae''
Keifer, 1951
References
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Eriophyidae
Trombidiformes genera
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