phylloxera mite (filokse ram it)

An acarine, Tyro glyph us phylloxeræ, one of the natural enemies of the vine-pest, formerly described in its transitional and quiescent stage as Hoplophora arctata. Hoplophora was supposed to be a genus of Oribatidæ, characterized by the hard covering or shield capable of being folded together to inclose the head and limbs, but the members of that ge The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia IMG:content-0091.png:[blocks in formation] Shielded Phylloxera-mite (Hoplophora arctata). a, b, c, d, e, different attitudes a umed by it; f, leg, highly magnified. nus are now known to belong to Tyro glyph us. The figures show the mite in this stage, in several positions. phylloxera ted (fi-lok'sē-rā-ted), a. [ phylloxerize (fi-lok'sē-rīz), v. t.; pret. and pp. phylloxerized, ppr. phylloxerizing. [ IMG:content-0092.png:[blocks in formation]