| Leptus Temporal range:
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| Long-legged Velvet Mite (Leptus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Erythraeidae |
| Genus: | Leptus Latreille, 1796 |
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Achorolophus Berlese, 1891 | |
Leptus is a genus of large mites belonging to the family Erythraeidae; they resemble members of the related genus Balaustium, but can be distinguished by the eyes, which in Leptus species are set much further forward on the body than in Balaustium species.[2]
The genus was first described in 1796 by Pierre André Latreille.[1][3][4]
- ^ a b "Leptus Latreille, 1796". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ Meyer, M.K.P.; Ryke, P.A.J. (1959). "Nine new species of the superfamily Erythraeoidea (Acarina: Trombidiformes) associated with plants in South Africa". Acarologia. 1 (3): 304–323. ISSN 0044-586X. Wikidata Q113330125.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
irmngwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Latreille, P. A. (30 January 1797), Précis des caractères génériques des insectes, disposés dans un ordre naturel. (in French), Paris: Prèvôt; [etc., etc., p. 177, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.58411, OCLC 6419012, OL 17896463M, Wikidata Q51521123