''Allothrombium polikarpi'' is a species of
mite
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites span two large orders of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari, but genetic analysis does not show clear evid ...
belonging to the family
Trombidiidae
Trombidiidae, also known as red velvet mites, true velvet mites, or rain bugs, are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods) found in plant litter and are known for their bright red color.
While adults are typically in length, some, such as t ...
, first described from Greece.
[Haitlinger, R. Y. S. Z. A. R. D. "New records of mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Erythraeidae, Trombidiidae) from Samos, Greece, with descriptions of six new species." Systematic & Applied Acarology 11 (2006): 107-123.]
References
Further reading
* Haitlinger, R. "New records of mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Erythraeidae, Eutrombidiiddae, Microtrombidiidae, Podothrombiidae, Trombidiidae) from Bulgaria, Macedonia and Romania." Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego we Wrocławiu-Biologia i Hodowla Zwierzat 58.572 (2009): 49-60.
* Wohltmann, Andreas, and Joanna Makol. "A redescription of Allothrombium meridionale Berlese, 1910 (Acari: Trombidiformes: Trombidioidea) with notes on biology and developmental malformations." Annales Zoologici. Vol. 59. No. 3. Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 2009.
Trombidiformes
Arachnids of Europe
Animals described in 2006
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