Eutrombicula splendens

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Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Family Trombiculidae Scientific name Eutrombicula splendens		Phylum Arthropoda Order Trombidiformes Genus Eutrombicula Rank Species
Similar Neotrombicula, Trombicula, Leptotrombidium, Berry bugs, Prostigmata

Eutrombicula splendens is a species of chigger. In Florida, it has been found on the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) and hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus).

Literature cited

Worth, C.B. 1950. Observations on ectoparasites of some small mammals in Everglades National Park and Hillsborough County, Florida (subscription required). The Journal of Parasitology 36(4):326–335.

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