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

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

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

Name edit

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

References edit

  • Synopsis of the described Arachnida of the World: Trombidiidae

Further reading edit

  • 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