The Collaborative International Dictionary
Leptus
Leptus \Lep"tus\ (l[e^]p"t[u^]s), n. [NL., from Gr. lepto`s thin, small.] (Zo["o]l.) The six-legged young, or larva, of certain mites; -- sometimes used as a generic name. See Harvest mite, under Harvest.
Wikipedia
Leptus
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:
- Leptus ariel Southcott, 1989
- Leptus berlesei
- Leptus clavatus
- Leptus intermedius Meyer & Ryke, 1959
- Leptus monteithi Southcott, 1993
- Leptus pozzoicus Ryszard, 2007
- Leptus vertiformis