Leptus
Genus of mites
Leptus is a genus of large mites belonging to the family Erythraeidae; they resemble members of the related genus Balaustium, but can be distinguished by the eyes, which in Leptus species are set much further forward on the body than in Balaustium species.[2]
| Leptus Temporal range:
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| Long-legged Velvet Mite (Leptus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Erythraeidae |
| Genus: | Leptus Latreille, 1796 |
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Achorolophus Berlese, 1891 | |
The genus was first described in 1796 by Pierre André Latreille.[1][3][4]
Selected species
Interim Register of Marine and NonMarine Genera lists 202 species.[3]
- Leptus ariel Southcott, 1989
- Leptus berlesei
- Leptus clavatus
- Leptus intermedius Meyer & Ryke, 1959
- Leptus monteithi Southcott, 1993
- Leptus pozzoicus Ryszard, 2007
- Leptus trimaculatus (Rossi, 1794)
- Leptus vertiformis
References
- ^ 1.0 1.1 "Leptus Latreille, 1796". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
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- ^ 3.0 3.1 "IRMNG - Leptus Latreille, 1796". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
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