Aberoptus

Aberoptus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Acari
Order:	Prostigmata
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.

Species

Species include:

Aberoptus cerostructor Flechtmann, 2001
Aberoptus championus Huang, 2005
Aberoptus platessoides Smith-Meyer, 1989
Aberoptus samoae Keifer, 1951

References

Kun-Wei Huang (2005). "Eriophyoid mites of Taiwan: Description of one new species of Aberoptinae from Hueysuen (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae)". Formosan Entomologist 25: 127–130.