Bryobia graminum

Bryobia graminum, also known as the clover mite, is a species of mite with a cosmopolitan distribution.

It was first described in 1781 by Franz von Paula Schrank as Acarus graminum.

Its hosts are mainly herbaceous plants (grasses & daisies).

Synonymy

Further synonymy is given in the Australian government funded Lucid key to mites.

• Bryobia cristata <small>(Duges) Oudemans, 1905, synonymy Livshits & Mitrofanov, 1971</small>
• Bryobia haustor <small>(Hardy) Oudemans, 1937, synonymy Oudemans, 1937</small>

References

External links

• Spider mites of Australia: Bryobia graminum