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Eutrombicula samboni

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Species of mite

Eutrombicula samboni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Trombiculidae
Genus: Eutrombicula
Species: E. samboni
Binomial name
Eutrombicula samboni
(Womersley, 1939)

Eutrombicula samboni (common name - teatree itch-mite) is a species of mite in the family Trombiculidae, found in South Australia.

The genus was first described as Trombicula samboni by Herbert Womersley in 1939.

The larva of these mites ('chiggers') embed themselves in host mammals, and for human hosts, the resulting skin irritation has been known as 'tea-tree itch' or 'duck-shooters itch'. Other apparent hosts are horses, cattle and sheep.

References

  1. "Eutrombicula samboni (Womersley)". www.ces.csiro.au. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Eutrombicula samboni (Womersley, 1939)". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. "Eutrombicula (Eutrombicula) samboni (Womersley, 1939)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. Womersley, H. (1939). "Further notes on the Australian Trombidiidae, with description of new species". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 63: 149–166.
  5. Vercammen-Grandjean, P.H. & Audy, J.R. (1965). "Revision of the genus Eutrombicula Ewing 1938 (Acarina : Trombiculidae)". Acarologia. 7 (Supplement): 280–294.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. Southcott, R.V. (1996). "The ecology, life-history and morphometrics of the Australian chigger mite Eutrombicula samboni (Womersley) (Acarina: Trombiculidae)". Acarologia. 37 (4): 299–316. ISSN 0044-586X. Wikidata Q110552527.
  7. D. A. Gill; G. R. Moule; R. F. Riek (April 1945). "Trombidiosis of sheep in Queensland". Australian Veterinary Journal. 21 (2): 22–31. doi:10.1111/J.1751-0813.1945.TB04439.X. ISSN 0005-0423. Wikidata Q99975709.
Taxon identifiers
Eutrombicula samboni


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