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Carpoglyphus

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Carpoglyphus
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Carpoglyphus

Robin, 1869[1]
Type species
Carpoglyphus passularum
Robin, 1869
Species

Carpoglyphus is a mite genus in the family Carpoglyphidae. The species Carpoglyphus passularum (a fruit mite) is responsible for a cutaneous condition called grocer's itch.

References

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  1. ^ C. Robin (1869). "Note sur un nouveau genre d'acariens". Journal de l'Anatomie et de la Physiologie Normales et Pathologiques de l'Homme et des Animaux. 6: 197–204.