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Balaustium

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Balaustium is a genus of mites belonging to the family Erythraeidae. These are large red mites with one or two pairs of eyes set well back on the body.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderTrombidiformes
  5. FamilyErythraeidae
Habitatfreshwater

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Balaustium
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Balaustium
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Balaustium is a genus of mites belonging to the family Erythraeidae. These are large red mites with one or two pairs of eyes set well back on the body.

==Species== Species include: Balaustium aonidophagus (Ebeling) Balaustium angustum Balaustium bipilum Balaustium cristatum Balaustium dowelli (Smiley) Balaustium graminum Balaustium insularum Balaustium kendalli (Welbourn) Balaustium lapidarium Balaustium madeirense Balaustium medicagoense Balaustium murorum (Hermann, 1804) Balaustium putmani (Smiley) Balaustium tardum Balaustium vignae

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