Tetranychus lintearius Dufour, 1832
(Gorse Mite)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTetranychus lintearius (Gorse Mite)
GenusTetranychus (a genus of spider mites)
FamilyTETRANYCHIDAE (spider mites)
SuperfamilyTETRANYCHOIDEA (an order of Prostigmatid mites)
CohortRaphignathina (a cohort of mites)
SupercohortEleutherengonides (a supercohort of mites)
SuborderPROSTIGMATA (sucking mites)
OrderTROMBIDIFORMES (trombidiform mites)
SuperorderACARIFORMES (acariform mites)
SubclassACARI (mites)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Tetranychus lintearius (Gorse Mite) :
1: Tetranychus lintearius (Gorse Mite)
28 Dec 2016 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Abundant mites, on patch of silk leading down from base of Gorse bush
Image 1: Bleached Gorse following an attackImage 2: Bleached Gorse following an attack (2)Image 3: Bleached Gorse following an attack - close-upImage 4: Mites clustered on protruding Gorse twigsImage 5: Silk - with abundant mitesImage 6: Silk - with abundant mites - close-upImage 7: Silk - with abundant mites - close-up (2)Image 8: Silk - with abundant mites - close-up (3)Image 9: Silk - with abundant mites - close-up (4)Image 10: Silk - with abundant mites - close-up (5)Image 11: Web with abundant mitesImage 12: Web with few mitesImage 13: Web with mites
2: Tetranychus lintearius (Gorse Mite)
28 Sep 2014 OSGR: SY88 50° 40’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Webs over Gorse, with clusters of mites on host branches inside
Image 1: Gorse with mite silkImage 2: Mite silk - close-upImage 3: Mite silk - close-up (2)Image 4: Web with mite masses on host branchesImage 5: Mass of mites in web - enlargedImage 6: Mites in web - enlargedImage 7: Mites in web - enlarged (2)Image 8: Mites in web - enlarged (3)Image 9: Mites in web - highly enlargedImage 10: Mites in web - highly enlarged (2)Image 11: Mites in web - highly enlarged (3)Image 12: Mites in web - highly enlarged (4)Image 13: Mites in web - magnifiedImage 14: Mite - adult - dorsal view - microscope low magnificationImage 15: Mite - nymph - ventral view - microscope low magnification

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kirby, M. 2005 Gorse Mites and their Predators British Wildlife Vol 16 (5): 314-317.

Tetranychus lintearius (Gorse Mite) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tetranychus lintearius (Gorse Mite)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Tetranychus lintearius (Gorse Mite)
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