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Linopodes
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Linopodes

Linopodes is a cosmopolitan genus of mites in the family Cocceupodidae. These are large mites with oval bodies, usually reddish, yellowish or brownish, and with an extremely long (up to six times longer than the idiosoma) and flimsy first pair of legs.

Green colored Linopodes mites have been found a bit less frequently in North America.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Linopodes motatorius

speciesLinopodes motatorius

Linopodes antennaepes

speciesLinopodes antennaepes

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Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 379538.