Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Order Trombidiformes Scientific name Pyemotes tritici | Phylum Arthropoda Subclass Acari Family Pyemotidae Rank Species | |
Similar Pyemotes, Pyemotes herfsi, Androlaelaps casalis, Ornithonyssus bacoti, Ornithonyssus |
Pyemotes tritici is a species of mite known as the grain itch mite or straw itch mite. There is some evidence that it may be associated with dermatitis in humans.
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