''Balaustium'' is a genus 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 ...
s belonging to the family
Erythraeidae
Erythraeidae is a family of mites belonging to the Trombidiformes. Larval forms of these mites are parasitic on various other arthropods, for example harvestmen, but the adults are free-living predators. These oval mites are rather large, usually ...
. These are large red
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 ...
s with one or two pairs of eyes set well back on the body.
Species
Species include:
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Balaustium aonidophagus'' (Ebeling)
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Balaustium angustum''
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Balaustium bipilum''
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Balaustium cristatum''
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Balaustium dowelli'' (Smiley)
[
*'' Balaustium graminum''
*'' Balaustium insularum''
*'' Balaustium kendalli'' (Welbourn)][
*'' Balaustium lapidarium''
*'' Balaustium madeirense''
*'' Balaustium medicagoense''
*'' Balaustium murorum'' (Hermann, 1804)][
*'' Balaustium tardum''
*'' Balaustium vignae''
]
References
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Trombidiformes genera
Taxa named by Carl von Heyden
Taxa described in 1826
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