Aberoptus championus
Aberoptus championus is a species of mite belonging to the family Eriophyidae. It is only known from females collected from underneath the leaves of Bauhinia championii in central Taiwan.
| Aberoptus championus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Eriophyidae |
| Genus: | Aberoptus |
| Species: | A. championus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aberoptus championus Huang, 2005 | |
This is a virtually microscopic animal, with a length of only 120 μm. It is flattened and fusiform in shape. It can be distinguished from its closest congener, Aberoptus platessoides, by the lack of setae on the tibiae of the first pair of legs.
References
- Kun-Wei Huang (2005). "Eriophyoid mites of Taiwan: Description of one new species of Aberoptinae from Hueysuen (Acari:Eriophyoidea:Eriophyidae)". Formosan Entomologist. 25: 127–130.
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