''Trombidium'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

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 ...

with about 30 described

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

Species

* '' Trombidium auroraense'' Vercammen-Grandjean, Van Driesche & Gyrisco, 1977 –

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* '' Trombidium breei'' Southcott, 1986 –

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

(host: ''

Agapetes ''Agapetes'' (Gk. ἀγαπητός (agapetos) = 'beloved') is a semi-climbing shrub genus native to the Himalayas, grown as an ornamental for its attractive pendulous bunches of red tubular flowers blooming over a long period. It is mostly grow ...

galathea ''Galathea'' is one of the largest genera of squat lobsters, containing 70 currently recognised species (17 in the Atlantic Ocean, 22 in the Indian Ocean and 43 in the Pacific Ocean). Most species of ''Galathea'' live in shallow waters. Specie ...

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) * '' Trombidium brevimanum'' (Berlese, 1910) – Europe * '' Trombidium cancelai'' (Robaux, 1967) –

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* '' Trombidium carpaticum'' (Feider, 1950) –

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Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

* † '' Trombidium clavipes'' Koch & Berendt, 1854 –

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* '' Trombidium dacicum'' (Feider, 1950) –

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

, Romania * '' Trombidium daunium'' (Paoli, 1937) –

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

* '' Trombidium fturum'' Schweizer, 1951 – Spain,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

* '' Trombidium fuornum'' Schweizer, 1951 – Poland, Switzerland, France * '' Trombidium geniculatum'' (Feider, 1955) – Spain, Romania, Poland,

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* '' Trombidium grandissimum'' (Koch, 1867) - India * '' Trombidium heterotrichum'' (Berlese, 1910) – Europe * ''

Trombidium holosericeum ''Trombidium holosericeum'' is a species of mite in the genus '' Trombidium''. It occurs in Europe, Asia, and North Africa and is commonly confused with other red mite species. Description This species is one of the largest mites in northern te ...

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1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...

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Palaearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

* '' Trombidium hungaricum'' Kobulej, 1957 –

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* '' Trombidium hyperi'' Vercammen-Grandjean, Van Driesche & Gyrisco, 1977 – New York * '' Trombidium kneissli'' (Krausse, 1915) – Europe * '' Trombidium latum'' C. L. Koch, 1837 – Europe * '' Trombidium mastigotarsum'' (Feider, 1956) – Romania * '' Trombidium mediterraneum'' (Berlese, 1910) – Europe,

Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...

* '' Trombidium meyeri'' (Krausse, 1916) – Europe * '' Trombidium monoeciportuense'' (André, 1928) –

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

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* '' Trombidium neumeyeri'' (Krausse, 1916) –

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

* '' Trombidium parasiticus'' (de Geer, 1778) –

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

* '' Trombidium poriceps'' (Oudemans, 1904) – Europe * '' Trombidium pygiacum'' C. L. Koch, 1837 –

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

, Romania * '' Trombidium raeticum'' Schweizer & Bader, 1963 – Switzerland * '' Trombidium rhopalicus'' (Vercammen-Grandjean & Popp, 1967) – Germany * '' Trombidium rimosum'' C. L. Koch, 1837 – Europe * '' Trombidium rowmundi'' Haitlinger, 1996 – Poland (uses spiders as host) * '' Trombidium semilunare'' Feider, 1955 – Romania * '' Trombidium southcotti'' Zhang & Saboori, 1996 –

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

* '' Trombidium susteri'' (Feider, 1956) – Germany, Romania * '' Trombidium teres'' (André, 1928) – France * '' Trombidium toldti'' (Methlagl, 1928) –

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

References

* Synopsis of the described Arachnida of the World
Trombidiidae

Species

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Further reading