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Trombidiidae

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Kingdom
  
Subphylum
  
Scientific name
  
Trombidiidae

Rank
  
Family

Phylum
  
Subclass
  
Acari

Suborder
  
Higher classification
  
Trombidioidea

Trombidiidae What Are Mites The Red Velvet Mite Trombidiidae Owlcation

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Trombidium, Trombidium holosericeum, Arachnid, Erythraeidae, Prostigmata

Red Velvet Mites or Rain Bugs are arachnids found in soil litter known for their bright red colours but are often mistaken for spiders. They are active predators as grown adults but as early instars are often parasites on insects and some arachnids.

Trombidiidae Closeup of a red velvet mite family Trombidiidae

The pattern of stages is shared with that of other members of the Prostigmata: egg, pre-larva, larva, protonymph, deutonymph, tritonymph and adult (male or female). They usually have only one breeding cycle per year.

Trombidiidae FileTrombidiidaemiteadultjpg Wikimedia Commons

One well known species from the Palearctic is Trombidium holosericeum.

The systematics of this group has been in flux and many former subfamilies of this are now raised to families within the Trombidioidea.

Trombidiidae Trombidiidae Trombidiidae or Velvet mites are arachnids fo Flickr

The oil from the red velvet mite Trombidium grandissimum is used in traditional Indian medicine to treat paralysis. "

Red velvet mite trombidiidae


Trombidiidae FileVelvet mite Trombidiidaejpg Wikimedia Commons

References

Trombidiidae Wikipedia


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