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Trombidium rhopalicus

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Species of mite

Trombidium rhopalicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.
Taxon identifiers
Trombidium rhopalicus


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