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Trombidium auroraense

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Trombidium auroraense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Trombidiidae
Genus: Trombidium
Species:
T. auroraense
Binomial name
Trombidium auroraense
Vercammen-Grandjean, Van Driesche & Gyrisco, 1977

Trombidium auroraense is a species of mite in the genus Trombidium in the family Trombidiidae. It is found in New York, United States.

Like T. hyperi, the larvae are ectoparasites on adult alfalfa weevils (Hypera postica).

Name

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The species name is derived from Latin aurora "dawn".

References

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  • Synopsis of the described Arachnida of the World: Trombidiidae

Further reading

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  • Vercammen-Grandjean, P.H.; Van Driesche, R.G. & Gyrisco, G.G. (1977): New Mites Recovered from the Alfalfa Weevil in New York: Trombidium hyperi n. sp. and T. auroraense n. sp. (Acari: Trombidiidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 50(1): 89–107. Abstract