Aberoptus Explained

Aberoptus is a genus of mites belonging to the family Eriophyidae. These tiny mites, flattened in shape, live beneath the waxy layer on the underside of the leaves of certain plants.

Species

Species include:

• Aberoptus cerostructor Flechtmann, 2001
• Aberoptus championus Huang, 2005
• Aberoptus platessoides Smith-Meyer, 1989
• Aberoptus samoae Keifer, 1951

References

• Eriophyoid mites of Taiwan: Description of one new species of Aberoptinae from Hueysuen (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae) . . 25 . 2005 . Kun-Wei Huang . 127–130 .