Trombidium is a genus of mite with about 30 described species.

Trombidium
Temporal range: Palaeogene–present
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Trombidiidae
Genus: Trombidium
Fabricius, 1775
Synonyms
  • Atomus
  • Metathrombium
  • Thrombidium
  • Sericothrombium
  • Trombidion
  • Teresothrombium
  • Holothrombium

Species

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Dry Trombidium in Chhattisgarh Market for preparation of Traditional Medicine

References

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  • Synopsis of the described Arachnida of the World: Trombidiidae

Further reading

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  • Alireza Saboori & Karim Haddad Irani-Nejad (2007). "A new species of Trombidium (Acari: Trombidiidae) from East Azarbaijan province, Iran" (PDF excerpt). Zootaxa. 1531: 63–68.