Tags: Arachnid.

The Prostigmata is a suborder of mites belonging to the order Trombidiformes which contains the sucking members of the true mites (Acariformes). Many species are notorious pests on plants. Well-known examples of prostigmatan plant parasites are species of the gall mites (Eriophyidae e.g. the redberry mite Acalitus essigi) Tarsonemidae (e.g. the cyclamen mite Steneotarsonemus pallidus) and the spider mites of the Tetranychidae (e.g. the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae).

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