Trombidium auroraense | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Subclass: | Acari |
Order: | Trombidiformes |
Family: | Trombidiidae |
Genus: | Trombidium |
Species: | T. auroraense |
Binomial name | |
Trombidium auroraense Vercammen-Grandjean, Van Driesche & Gyrisco, 1977 |
Trombidium auroraense is a species of mite in the genus Trombidium in the family Trombidiidae. It is found in New York, USA.
Like T. hyperi, the larvae are ectoparasites on adult alfalfa weevils (Hypera postica).
The species name is derived from Latin aurora "dawn".