Leptus
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| Genus: | Leptus Latreille, 1795
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Long-legged Velvet Mite (Leptus)
Leptus is a genus of large mites belonging to the family Erythraeidae; they resemble members of the related genus Balaustium, but can be distinguished by the eyes, which in Leptus species are set much further forward on the body than in Balaustium species.
Selected species:
- Southcott, 1989
- Leptus intermedius Meyer & Ryke, 1959
- Southcott, 1993
- Leptus pozzoicus Ryszard, 2007
References[]
- Nine new species of the superfamily Erythraeoidea (Acarina: Trombidiformes) associated with plants in South Africa, Magdalena K.P. Meyer & P.A.J. Ryke, Acarologia I
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