Leptus trimaculatus

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Leptus trimaculatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Erythraeidae
Genus: Leptus
Species:
L. trimaculatus
Binomial name
Leptus trimaculatus
(Rossi, 1794) [1]
Synonyms

Rhyncholophus trimaculata(Hermann)
Trombidium trimaculatumRossi, 1794

Leptus trimaculatus is a species of mite in the Erythraeidae family, first described in 1794 by Pietro Rossi as Trombidium trimaculatus. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Leptus trimaculatus (Rossi, 1794)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. Pietro Rossi (1794), Mantissa insectorum, exhibens species nuper in Etruria (in Latin), Ex typ. Polloni, p. 5, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.49449, OCLC   6372247, OL   24598369M, Wikidata   Q51501353