Abrolophus Explained

Abrolophus is a genus of mites in the family Erythraeidae, first described in 1891 by Antonio Berlese.^{[1] [2]}

It comprises 120 species, including the following:^{[3] [4]}

• Abrolophus aitapensis (Southcott, 1948)
• Abrolophus benoni (Haitlinger, 2002)
• Abrolophus bohdani (Haitlinger, 2003)
• Abrolophus humberti (Haitlinger, 1996)
• Abrolophus iraninejadi Saboori & Hajiqanbar, 2005
• Abrolophus khanjani (Haitlinger & Saboori, 1996)
• Abrolophus longicollis (Oudemans, 1910)
• Abrolophus marinensis Haitlinger, 2007
• Abrolophus mirabelae Haitlinger, 2007
• Abrolophus pseudolongicollis (Haitlinger, 1987)
• Abrolophus tonsor (Southcott, 1996)
• Abrolophus welbourni Yao, Snider, & Snider, 2000
• Abrolophus unimiri Haitlinger, 2006

Notes and References

1. Web site: Australian Faunal Directory: Abrolophus. 2022-02-12. biodiversity.org.au. en.
2. Berlese, A. 1891. Acari, Myriopoda et Scorpiones hucusque in Italia reperta59. 14 text pages + Plates 1-10. Reprint by Junk, The Hague, 1979.
3. Haitlinger, R. "New records of mites from Corsica and Sardinia, with descriptions of five new species (Acari: Prostigmata: Erythraeidae, Trombidiidae, Eutrombidiidae)." Genus 18.3 (2007): 529-543.
4. Web site: Abrolophus Berlese, 1891 COL . 2023-08-12 . www.catalogueoflife.org.