- Leptus intermedius
Taxobox
name = "Leptus intermedius"
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Arthropoda
subphylum =Chelicerata
classis =Arachnida
subclassis =Acari
superordo =Acariformes
ordo =Prostigmata
subordo =Anystina
unranked_familia =Parasitengona
superfamilia =Erythraeoidea
familia =Erythraeidae
genus = "Leptus "
species = "L. intermedius"
binomial = "Leptus intermedius"
binomial_authority = Meyer & Ryke, 1959"Leptus intermedius" is a species of
mite belonging to the familyErythraeidae . This is a large, oval mite with a total length of 1.7 mm. The body is densely hairy and there is one pair of eyes. The fourth pair of legs is longer than the body. This species has been recorded only in the Bathurst area ofSouth Africa .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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