Balaustium graminum
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| Balaustium graminum Meyer & Ryke, 1959 |
Balaustium graminum is a species of mite belonging to the family Erythraeidae. This mite is very closely related and similar to Balaustium medicagoense but can distinguished by having two (rather than one) pairs of eyes and being less densely hairy.
The adult is associated with various grasses in the vicinity of Grabouw, South Africa.
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- 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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