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Aberoptus championus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Chelicerata

Subclass
  
Acari

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Class
  
Arachnida

Order
  
Prostigmata

Aberoptus championus is a species of mite belonging to the family Eriophyidae. It is only known from females collected from underneath the leaves of Bauhinia championii in central Taiwan.

This is a virtually microscopic animal, with a length of only 120 μm. It is flattened and fusiform in shape. It can be distinguished from its closest congener, Aberoptus platessoides, by the lack of setae on the tibiae of the first pair of legs.

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Aberoptus championus Wikipedia