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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.
  • References

    Eutrombicula splendens Wikipedia