Biology:Cyta latirostris

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Short description: Species of mites

Cyta latirostris
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.ART.1476 - Cyta latirostris (Hermann) - Mites - Collection Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
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 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 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

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4991608 entry