A Concrete Mite species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/9/2009). Determined by Ray Fisher/BugGuide.
A Concrete Mite sp. in Talbot Co., Maryland (5/16/2015). Verified by Ray Fisher/BugGuide.
A Concrete Mite species in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/14/2014). Identified to genus by Ray Fisher/BugGuide.
A Concrete Mite sp. in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/14/2014). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide.
Concrete Mite sp. collected in Howard Co., Maryland (8/3/2021).
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A Concrete Mite sp. in Talbot Co., Maryland (5/16/2015). Verified by Ray Fisher/BugGuide.
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A Concrete Mite species in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/14/2014). Identified to genus by Ray Fisher/BugGuide.
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Jesse Christopherson.
A Concrete Mite sp. in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/14/2014). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide.
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Concrete Mite sp. collected in Howard Co., Maryland (8/3/2021).
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| Balaustium | |
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| Balaustium medicagoense | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Erythraeidae |
| Genus: | Balaustium Heyden, 1826 |
| Species | |
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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.
Species
[edit]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
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Welbourn, W. C. (January–February 1995), "Balaustium spp. In Florida (Acari: Erythraeidae)", Entomology Circular (368), Fla. Dept. Agric. & Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry,
Four species are currently recognized in North America: B. aonidophagus (Ebeling), B. dowelli Smiley, B. kendalli Welbourn and B. putmani Smiley, but additional spacies remain undescribed.
- ^ Mąkol, Joanna (2010). "A Redescription of Balaustium murorum (Hermann, 1804) (Acari: Prostigmata: Erythraeidae) with Notes on Related Taxa". Annales Zoologici. 60 (3): 439–454. doi:10.3161/000345410X535424.
- Meyer, Magdalena K. P.; Ryke, P. A. J. (1959). "Nine new species of the superfamily Erythraeoidea (Acarina: Trombidiformes) associated with plants in South Africa". Acarologia. 1: 304–323.
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