Tydeus munsteri

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Tydeus munsteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Class: Arachnida Subclass: Acari Superorder: Acariformes Order: Prostigmata Suborder: Eupodina Superfamily: Tydeoidea Family: Tydeidae Genus: Tydeus Species: T. munsteri
Binomial name
Tydeus munsteri Meyer & Ryke, 1959

Tydeus munsteri is a species of mite belonging to the family Tydeidae. This very small oval, eyeless mite is around 250 μm in length with a soft body covered in striations. It has been recorded from various plants in the vicinity of Munster in South Africa including Citrus limonia, Erythrina caffra and Psidium guajava.

[edit] References

• New species of mites of the families Tydeidae and Labidostommidae (Acarina: Prostigmata) collected from South African plants Magdelena K.P. Meyer & P.A.J. Ryke Acarologia vol I