''Pyemotes'' 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.
It is divided into scolyti and ventricosus groups.
It includes the species:
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Pyemotes dryas''
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Pyemotes herfsi
''Pyemotes herfsi'', also known as the oak leaf gall mite or itch mite, is an ectoparasitic mite identified in Western Canada in 1923 and subsequently found in India, Asia, and the United States. The mite parasitizes a variety of insect hosts an ...
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Pyemotes scolyti''
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Pyemotes tritici
''Pyemotes tritici'' is a species of mite known as the grain itch mite or straw itch mite. It is a cosmopolitan species that is found on straw, hay and stored grain. It is a parasite of small arthropods and is being investigated as a possible bi ...
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Pyemotes ventricosus''
References
Trombidiformes genera
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