Leptus

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.

Leptus
Temporal range: Cretaceous–present
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Subclass:
Acari
Order:
Trombidiformes
Family:
Erythraeidae
Genus:
Leptus

Latreille, 1795
Species

Several, see text

Long-legged Velvet Mite (Leptus)

Selected species:

  • Leptus ariel Southcott, 1989
  • Leptus berlesei
  • Leptus clavatus
  • Leptus intermedius Meyer & Ryke, 1959
  • Leptus monteithi Southcott, 1993
  • Leptus pozzoicus Ryszard, 2007
  • Leptus vertiformis

References
  • Nine new species of the superfamily Erythraeoidea (Acarina: Trombidiformes) associated with plants in South Africa, Magdalena K.P. Meyer & P.A.J. Ryke, Acarologia I


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