Cyta latirostris
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| Cyta latirostris | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Bdellidae |
| Genus: | Cyta |
| Species: | C. latirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyta latirostris Hermann, 1804 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Scirus latirostris | |
Cyta latirostris is a species of snout mite in the family Bdellidae. The cosmopolitan species was first described by Jean-Frédéric Hermann in 1804 as Scirus latirostris.[1][2]
Cyta latirostris is found in Europe, Africa, Australia and Hawaii, in many habitats, including pasture, grass, soil, heath, moss, and leaf litter, occurring under a wide range of plants.[3]
It is a predatory mite and a natural enemy of the redlegged earth mite, Halotydeus destructor.[4][3][5]
