- Erythraeus munsteri
Taxobox
name = "Erythraeus munsteri"
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Arthropoda
subphylum =Chelicerata
classis =Arachnida
subclassis =Acari
superordo =Acariformes
ordo =Prostigmata
subordo =Anystina
unranked_familia =Parasitengona
superfamilia =Erythraeoidea
familia =Erythraeidae
genus = "Erythraeus "
species = ""'E. munsteri"
binomial = "Erythraeus munsteri"
binomial_authority = Meyer & Ryke, 1959"Erythraeus munsteri" is a species of
mite belonging to the familyErythraeidae . This is a large, oval red mite with a body length of up to 1.5 mm. It has two pairs of eyes and long, slender legs (the first and fourth pairs are almost 2.5 mm in length). This mite can easily be distinguished from closely related species by the extraordinarily long, blackishseta e which cover the body and legs.This species is only found in
South 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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