Aberoptus

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Aberoptus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Class: Arachnida Subclass: Acari Superorder: Acariformes Order: Prostigmata Suborder: Eupodina Superfamily: Eriophyoidea Family: Eriophyidae Genus: Aberoptus Keifer, 1951

Aberoptus is a genus of mites belonging to the family Eriophyidae. These tiny mites, flattened in shape, live beneath the waxy layer on the underside of the leaves of certain plants.

[edit] Species

Species include:

• Aberoptus cerostructor
• Aberoptus championus
• Aberoptus platessoides

[edit] References

• Kun-Wei Huang (2005). Eriophyoid mites of Taiwan: Description of one new species of Aberoptinae from Hueysuen (Acari:Eriophyoidea:Eriophyidae) (^{[dead link]} – ^{Scholar search}). Formosan Entomologist 25: 127–130.