Phytoptus atherodes explained

Phytoptus atherodes is a species of mite in the family Eriophyidae, discovered by Philipp E. Chetverikov in 2011.[1]

Description

In P. atherodes, males are smaller than females, and the body is long, wide, whitish in color and resembles a worm, having a prodorsal shield with a figure on it looking like the Greek letter "Ψ".[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Phytoptus atherodes . BioLib . 2 February 2024.
  2. Chetverikov . Philipp E. . Phytoptus atherodes sp. n. (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Phytoptidae) and a supplementary description of Phytoptus hirtae Roivainen 1950 from sedges (Cyperaceae) . Zootaxa . Zootaxa 3045(3045) . 2 February 2024 . 26 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3045.1.2 . 29 September 2011. 3045 .

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