Trombidium auroraense

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
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

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

References

• Synopsis of the described Arachnida of the World: Trombidiidae

Further reading

• 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