Tags: Arachnid.
Tydeus eriophyes is a species of mite belonging to the family Tydeidae. This small oval eyeless mite is around 300 μm in length with a soft body covered in striations. It can be distinguished from similar species by the bluntly pointed rod-like dorsal setae. This species is associated with the gall mite Eriophyes vitis on grapevines in the vicinity of Grabouw South Africa.