Balaustium vignae

Taxobox
name = "Balaustium vignae"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Chelicerata
classis = Arachnida
subclassis = Acari
superordo = Acariformes

ordo = Prostigmata
subordo = Anystina
unranked_familia = Parasitengona
superfamilia = Erythraeoidea
familia = Erythraeidae
genus = "Balaustium"
species = "B. vignae"
binomial = "Balaustium vignae"
binomial_authority = Meyer & Ryke, 1959

"Balaustium vignae" is a species of mite belonging to the family Erythraeidae. This moderately hairy orange mite is around 1 mm in length with one pair of eyes set well back on the body. It can be distinguished from similar species by the first pair of legs being longer than the body and the lack of a suture dividing the abdomen.

The adult is associated with "Vicia faba" whereas the nymphs are found on various grasses. It is found in the vicinity of Potchefstroom, South Africa.

References

*"Nine new species of the superfamily Erythraeoidea (Acarina: Trombidiformes) associated with plants in South Africa", Magdalena K.P. Meyer & P.A.J. Ryke, Acarologia I