Erythraeus

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Erythraeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Class: Arachnida Subclass: Acari Superorder: Acariformes Order: Prostigmata Suborder: Anystina (unranked) Parasitengona Superfamily: Erythraeoidea Family: Erythraeidae Genus: Erythraeus Latreille, 1806
Species include
Erythraeus celeripes Erythraeus collinitus Erythraeus imperator Erythraeus munsteri

Erythraeus is a genus of mites belonging to the family Erythraeidae. These are large red mites with two pairs of eyes and long legs (the first and fourth pairs are often longer than the body).

[edit] 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