Sphaeroseius
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Sphaeroseius is a genus of mite
s in the family Laelapidae
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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 in the family Laelapidae
Laelapidae
Laelapidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.-Genera:* Aetholaelaps Strandtmann & Camin, 1956* Alphalaelaps Radford, 1951* Andreacarus Radford, 1953* Androlaelaps Berlese, 1903* Angosomaspis Costa, 1971...
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Species
- Sphaeroseius ecitonis (Wasmann, 1901)
- Sphaeroseius ecitophilusSphaeroseius ecitophilusSphaeroseius ecitophilus is a South American species of mite.Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão established the spider family Brucharachnidae in 1925 for the newly discovered genus and species from Córdoba, Argentina, Brucharachne ecitophila, based on a female specimen. He thought it the most curious...
(Mello-Leitão, 1925)