Aberoptus
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Aberoptus is a genus of mite
s 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.
Mite
Mites, along with ticks, are small arthropods belonging to the subclass Acari and the class Arachnida. The scientific discipline devoted to the study of ticks and mites is called acarology.-Diversity and systematics:...
s 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 championusAberoptus championusAberoptus championus is a species of mite belonging to the family Eriophyidae. It is currently only known from females collected from underneath the leaves of Bauhinia championii in central Taiwan....
Huang, 2005 - Aberoptus platessoides Smith-Meyer, 1989
- Aberoptus samoae Keifer, 1951