Leptus is a genus of large mites belonging to the family Erythraeidae; they resemble members of the related genus Balaustium, but can be distinguished by the eyes, which in Leptus species are set much further forward on the body than in Balaustium species. Selected species: ...
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• (n.) The six-legged young, or larva, of certain mites; -- sometimes used as a generic name. See Harvest mite, under Harvest.
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Lep'tus (lĕp'tŭs)
noun [ New Latin , from Greek
lepto`s thin, small.]
(Zoology) The six-legged young, or larva, of certain mites; -- sometimes used as a generic name. See
Harvest mite , under
Harvest .
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leptus The six-legged young, or larva, of certain mites; sometimes used as a generic name.
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