Balaustium
Genus of mites
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Balaustium is a genus of mites belonging to the family Erythraeidae. These are large red mites with one or two pairs of eyes set well back on the body.
| Balaustium | |
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| Balaustium medicagoense | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Erythraeidae |
| Genus: | Balaustium Heyden, 1826 |
| Species | |
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See § Species | |
Species
Species include:
- Balaustium aonidophagus (Ebeling)[1]
- Balaustium angustum
- Balaustium bipilum
- Balaustium cristatum
- Balaustium dowelli (Smiley)[1]
- Balaustium graminum
- Balaustium insularum
- Balaustium kendalli (Welbourn)[1]
- Balaustium lapidarium
- Balaustium madeirense
- Balaustium medicagoense
- Balaustium murorum (Hermann, 1804)[2]
- Balaustium putmani (Smiley)[1]
- Balaustium tardum
- Balaustium vignae
