Balaustium

Balaustium is a genus of mites belonging to the family Erythraeidae. These are large red mites with one or two pairs of eyes set well back on the body.

Balaustium
Balaustium medicagoense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Trombidiformes
Family:	Erythraeidae
Genus:	Balaustium Heyden, 1826
Species
See § Species

Species

Species include:

• Balaustium aonidophagus (Ebeling)^[1]
• Balaustium angustum
• Balaustium bipilum
• Balaustium cristatum
• Balaustium dowelli (Smiley)^[1]
• Balaustium graminum
• Balaustium insularum
• Balaustium kendalli (Welbourn)^[1]
• Balaustium lapidarium
• Balaustium madeirense
• Balaustium medicagoense
• Balaustium murorum (Hermann, 1804)^[2]
• Balaustium putmani (Smiley)^[1]
• Balaustium tardum
• Balaustium vignae