''Leptus trimaculatus'' 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 ...

in the

Erythraeidae Erythraeidae is a family of mites belonging to the Trombidiformes. Larval forms of these mites are parasitic on various other arthropods, for example harvestmen, but the adults are free-living predators. These oval mites are rather large, usually ...

family, first described in 1794 by Pietro Rossi as ''Trombidium trimaculatus''.

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''Leptus trimaculatus'' occurrence data
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Trombidiformes Animals described in 1794 {{Trombidiformes-stub