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Broad mite

Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks, 1904)

Status not recordedarachnids

The broad mite (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) is a species in the family Tarsonemidae, order Trombidiformes.

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Quick facts about the broad mite

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the broad mite live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the broad mite as introduced in 5 countries.

  1. Denmark
  2. Dominican Republic
  3. Netherlands
  4. Poland
  5. South Africa

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the broad mite endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the broad mite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderTrombidiformes
  5. familyTarsonemidae
  6. genusPolyphagotarsonemus
  7. SpeciesPolyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks, 1904)

Synonyms Hemitarsonemus latus, Tarsonemus latus

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Citrus silver miteEnglish
  • سوس الحمضيات الفضيArabic
  • roztočík širokýCzech
  • Ácaro anchoSpanish
  • begoniapunkkiFinnish
  • Tarsonème des serresFrench
  • אקרית העיוותיםHebrew
  • SzélesatkaHungarian
  • 차먼지진드기Korean
  • BegoniamijtDutch
  • toppskottskvalsterSwedish
  • Sebze Sarı ÇayakarıTurkish
  • 細蟎Chinese
  • Ácaro blancoSpanish
  • Ácaro del chileSpanish
  • Ácaro tostador de la papaSpanish
  • 側多食跗線蟎Chinese
  • 多食細蟎Chinese
  • 茶細蟎Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the broad mite

Other species in the same family Tarsonemidae.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the broad mite an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the broad mite as introduced in 5 countries: Denmark, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Poland and South Africa, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the broad mite?

The broad mite (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) belongs to the family Tarsonemidae in the order Trombidiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Broad mite (Polyphagotarsonemus latus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-mite

MLA

“Broad mite (Polyphagotarsonemus latus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-mite.

BibTeX
@misc{broad_mite_2026,
  title = {Broad mite (Polyphagotarsonemus latus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-mite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}