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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Trombidiformes » Prostigs (Prostigmata) » Anystina » Parasitengona - velvet mites (including chiggers) & water mites » Erythraeina - long-legged velvet mites » long-legged velvet mites (Erythraeoidea) » Erythraeidae » Leptinae » Leptus

Genus Leptus

Classification · Remarks
mite - Leptus Mites - Leptus Leptus? - Leptus Harvestman with parasites? - Leptus Mite - Leptus small Velvet Mite? - Leptus Harvestman with lots o' mites - Leptus Harvestman with parasitic mite on leg - Leptus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Subclass Acari (Mites and Ticks)
Superorder Acariformes
Order Trombidiformes
Suborder Prostigmata (Prostigs)
Infraorder Anystina
No Taxon (Parasitengona - velvet mites (including chiggers) & water mites)
No Taxon (Erythraeina - long-legged velvet mites)
Superfamily Erythraeoidea (long-legged velvet mites)
Family Erythraeidae
Subfamily Leptinae
Genus Leptus
Remarks
The larvae are generalist parasites of terrestrial arthropods. A number of species in this genus are described as parasites of North American harvestmen. - Barry O'Connor
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 29 December, 2006 - 5:40am
Additional contributions by ceiseman
Last updated 7 January, 2009 - 5:12pm

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