Trombidium rhopalicus
| Trombidium rhopalicus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari |
| Superorder: | Acariformes |
| Order: | Parasitengona |
| Family: | Trombidiidae |
| Genus: | Trombidium |
| Species: | T. rhopalicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Trombidium rhopalicus (Vercammen-Grandjean & Popp, 1967) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Atomus rhopalicus | |
Trombidium rhopalicus is a species of mite in the genus Trombidium in the family Trombidiidae. It is found in Germany. The larvae of this species are ectoparasites on the pteromalid wasp Rhopalicus tutela, which itself is a parasite of bark beetles.
References
- Synopsis of the described Arachnida of the World: Trombidiidae
Further reading
- Vercammen-Grandjean, P.H. & Popp, E. (1967): Atomus rhopalicus n. sp., a parasite of Rhopalicus tutela (Walker)(Hymenoptera), from Germany (Trombidiidae: Acarina). Opuscula Zool. 95.
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