Dinothrombium pandorae, also known as an angelita[1] or a rain bug,[2] is a giant red velvet mite found in the Southern California desert.[1] This species usually emerges after rains.[1] The larva eat grasshoppers, the adults eat termites.[1]
| Dinothrombium pandorae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Trombidiidae |
| Genus: | Dinothrombium |
| Species: | D. pandorae
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| Binomial name | |
| Dinothrombium pandorae Newell & Tevis, 1960
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| Synonyms | |
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Dinothrombium tinctorum | |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Hogue, Charles L.; Hogue, James N. (2015). Insects of the Los Angeles Basin (3rd ed.). Los Angeles: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. p. 415. ISBN 978-0938644-44-6. LCCN 93084264. OCLC 910654655.
- ^ "Genus Dinothrombium - giant velvet mites". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
Further reading
edit- Newell, Irwin M.; Tevis, Lloyd (1960-05-01). "Angelothrombium Pandorae N. G., N. SP. (Acari, Trombidiidae), and Notes on the Biology of the Giant Red Velvet Mites". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 53 (3): 293–304. doi:10.1093/aesa/53.3.293. ISSN 1938-2901.
- Tevis, Lloyd; Newell, Irwin M. (July 1962). "Studies on the Biology and Seasonal Cycle of the Giant Red Velvet Mite, Dinothrombium Pandorae (Acari, Trombidiidae)". Ecology. 43 (3): 497–505. doi:10.2307/1933377. ISSN 0012-9658.