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.
Habitat Members of Linopodes are usually found in habitats such as forests, fields, meadows and the banks of ponds, occupying leaf litter, bark, and hiding places under stone. While common, they are not often observed; solitary habits and low densities contribute to this.
There are many different colored species found in North America. It is unknown the full diversity of North American Linopodes due to the fact that they do not preserve well because of their small size.
Species Species belonging to the genus Linopodes: Linopodes antennaepes Banks, 1894 – Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Iran, Italy, USA Linopodes barnufi Abou-Awad, Badawi, El-Sawaf & Abdel-Khalek, 2006 – Egypt Linopodes cameronensis Shiba, 1976 – Iran, Malaysia Linopodes eupodoides R. Canestrini, 1886 – Italy, Switzerland Linopodes iwatensis Morikawa, 1963 – Japan Linopodes kochi Thor, 1941 – Germany Linopodes motatorius (Linnaeus, 1758) – Europe Linopodes motatorius africanus Meyer & Ryke, 1960 – South Africa Linopodes obsoletus C.L. Koch, 1838 – Germany Linopodes pubescens Morikawa, 1963 – Japan Linopodes ravus C.L. Koch, 1836 – Germany
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