Trombidium heterotrichum
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Trombidium heterotrichum is a species of mite
in the genus Trombidium
in the family Trombidiidae
. It is found in Europe
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hetero "different" and tricho "hair".
Mite
Mites, along with ticks, are small arthropods belonging to the subclass Acari and the class Arachnida. The scientific discipline devoted to the study of ticks and mites is called acarology.-Diversity and systematics:...
in the genus Trombidium
Trombidium
Trombidium is a genus of mite with about 30 described species. The best known is the Palearctic T. holosericeum.-Species:* Trombidium auroraense Vercammen-Grandjean, Van Driesche & Gyrisco, 1977 – New York...
in the family Trombidiidae
Trombidiidae
Velvet mites are arachnids found in soil litter known for their bright red colours but are often mistaken for spiders. They are active predators as grown adults but early instars are often parasites on insects....
. It is found in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
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Name
The species name is derived from Ancient GreekAncient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
hetero "different" and tricho "hair".