▁cit rus ▁yellow ▁m ite , ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁ac ar iform ▁m ite . ▁They ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁sub family ▁Ty de inae ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁Ty de idae . ▁Comm only ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁fol i age ▁of ▁cit rus ▁trees ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁L orry ia ▁form osa ▁also ▁associ ates ▁with ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁other ▁plant ▁types . ▁The ▁life ▁cycle ▁includes ▁six ▁discrete ▁stages ▁of ▁development , ▁and ▁the ▁lif es pan ▁aver ages ▁about ▁ 3 7 ▁days . ▁The ▁females ▁of ▁the ▁species ▁use ▁an ▁a sex ual ▁form ▁of ▁reprodu ction ▁where ▁the ▁growth ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁emb ry os ▁occurs ▁without ▁fert il ization ▁by ▁a ▁male , ▁a ▁process ▁called ▁the ly to ky . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁L orry ia ▁form osa , ▁originally ▁found ▁in ▁Mor oc co , ▁was ▁first ▁described ▁by ▁Co orem an ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁In ▁his ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁revision ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁Ty de idae , ▁H . M .   And ré ▁syn onym ized ▁the ▁genus ▁L orry ia ▁with ▁Ty de us , ▁and ▁L orry ia ▁form osa ▁became ▁Ty de us ▁form os us . ▁André ▁based ▁his ▁revision ▁on ▁the ▁similar ities ▁of ▁the ▁cha et ot axy , ▁especially ▁on ▁the ▁legs , ▁but ▁ignored ▁body ▁orn ament ation , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁character ▁used ▁by ▁other ▁authors . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Kaz mi ers