Trombidium hyperi

Trombidium hyperi is a species of mite in the genus Trombidium in the family Trombidiidae. It is found in New York, USA.

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

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

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