Trombidium auroraense

Trombidium auroraense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acari
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, USA.

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

Name

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

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