true velvet mite

(Family Trombidiidae)

Overview
true velvet mite (Family Trombidiidae)
Photo by Alfredo Colon
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
           
 
Description
 
 

 

 
     
 

Size

 
 

Total Body Length: to ½ (4 to 12 mm)

 
     
 

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Sources

24, 29, 30, 82.
 
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Taxonomy
 
  Class Arachnida (arachnids)  
  Subclass Acari (mites)  
  Superorder Acariformes  
 

Order

Trombidiformes (trombidiform mites)  
 

Suborder

Prostigmata (prostigs)  
  Infraorder Trombidia (velvet mites, chiggers, and relatives)  
 

Superfamily

Trombidioidea (velvet mites and chiggers)  
       
 

Subordinate Taxa

 
 

Subfamily Allothrombiinae

Subfamily Dolichothrombiinae

Subfamily Paratrombiinae

Subfamily Trombidiinae

 
       
 

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true velvet mite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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About

Published on Dec 2, 2016

A veritable giant among mites (which are usually pretty small)!

Filmed 25 October 2016 in Suburban Melbourne, Australia.

   

 

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  Alfredo Colon
8/17/2018

Location: Woodbury, Minnesota

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