Cyta latirostris

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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

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

  • 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

  1. "Australian Faunal Directory: Cyta latirostris". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. Hermann, J. (1804). Mémoire Aptérologique. Strasbourg: F.G. Levrault. p. 62.
  3. "Cyta latirostris (Hermann, 1804)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. "Cyta latirostris". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  5. 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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