Cyta latirostris is a species of snout mite in the family Bdellidae. The cosmopolitan species was first described by Jean-Frédéric Hermann in 1804 as Scirus latirostris.[1][2]
| Cyta latirostris | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Bdellidae |
| Genus: | Cyta |
| Species: | C. latirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyta latirostris Hermann, 1804 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Scirus latirostris | |
Cyta latirostris is found in Europe, Africa, Australia and Hawaii, in many habitats, including pasture, grass, soil, heath, moss, and leaf litter, occurring under a wide range of plants.[3]
It is a predatory mite and a natural enemy of the redlegged earth mite, Halotydeus destructor.[4][3][5]
Further reading
edit- Fabio A. Hernandes; Michael J. Skvarla; J. Ray Fisher; Ashley P. G. Dowling; Ronald Ochoa; Edward A. Ueckermann; Gary R. Bauchan (17 August 2016). "Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world". Zootaxa. 4152 (1): 1–83. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4152.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 27615820. Wikidata Q27061798.
References
edit- 1 2 "Australian Faunal Directory: Cyta latirostris". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ↑ Hermann, J. (1804). Mémoire Aptérologique. Strasbourg: F.G. Levrault. p. 62.
- 1 2 "Cyta latirostris (Hermann, 1804)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ↑ "Cyta latirostris". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ↑ R. B. Halliday (11 November 2005). "Predatory mites from crops and pastures in South Africa: potential natural enemies of redlegged earth mite Halotydeus destructor (Acari: Penthaleidae)". Zootaxa. 1079 (1): 11–64. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.1079.1.2. ISSN 1175-5334. Wikidata Q28938993.
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