Abrolophus

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Abrolophus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Erythraeidae
Genus: Abrolophus
Berlese, 1891

Abrolophus is a genus of mites in the family Erythraeidae, first described in 1891 by Antonio Berlese. [1] [2]

It comprises the following species: [3]

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References

  1. "Australian Faunal Directory: Abrolophus". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  2. Berlese, A. 1891. Acari, Myriopoda et Scorpiones hucusque in Italia reperta59. 14 text pages + Plates 1-10. Reprint by Junk, The Hague, 1979.
  3. Haitlinger, R. "New records of mites from Corsica and Sardinia, with descriptions of five new species (Acari: Prostigmata: Erythraeidae, Trombidiidae, Eutrombidiidae)." Genus 18.3 (2007): 529-543.