velvet mites and chiggers

(Superfamily Trombidioidea)

Overview
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Description
 
 

 

 
     
 
Distribution
 
 

Distribution Map

 

Sources

24, 30, 82.

 
  5/26/2022      
         
 

Occurrence

 
 

 

 
         
 
Taxonomy
 
  Class Arachnida (arachnids)  
  Subclass Acari (mites)  
  Superorder Acariformes  
 

Order

Trombidiformes (trombidiform mites)  
 

Suborder

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

Subordinate Taxa

 
 

chiggers (Family Trombiculidae)

Family Johnstonianidae

Family Trombellidae

micro velvet mites (Family Microtrombidiidae)

podothrombidiids (Family Podothrombidiidae)

true velvet mites (Family Trombidiidae)

 
       
 

Synonyms

 
 

 

 
       
 

Common Names

 
 

velvet mites

velvet mites and chiggers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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  Luciearl
6/20/2018

Location: Cass County

velvet mite (Superfamily Trombidioidea)  
           
 
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Created: 6/23/2019

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