Biology:Trombidium rhopalicus

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Short description: Species of mite

Trombidium rhopalicus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Trombidiidae
Genus: Trombidium
Species:
T. rhopalicus
Binomial name
Trombidium rhopalicus
(Vercammen-Grandjean & Popp, 1967)
Synonyms

Atomus rhopalicus

Trombidium rhopalicus is a species of mite in the genus Trombidium in the family Trombidiidae. It is found in Germany . The larvae of this species are ectoparasites on the pteromalid wasp Rhopalicus tutela, which itself is a parasite of bark beetles.

References

  • Synopsis of the described Arachnida of the World: Trombidiidae

Further reading

  • Vercammen-Grandjean, P.H. & Popp, E. (1967): Atomus rhopalicus n. sp., a parasite of Rhopalicus tutela (Walker)(Hymenoptera), from Germany (Trombidiidae: Acarina). Opuscula Zool. 95.

Wikidata ☰ Q7845344 entry