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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Trombidiformes » Prostigs (Prostigmata) » Anystina » Parasitengona » Trombidiina » Velvet Mites and Chiggers (Trombidioidea) » true velvet mites (Trombidiidae) » giant velvet mites (Dinothrombium)
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Giant Velvet Mite - Dinothrombium
Copyright © 2005 Jason Penney

Giant Velvet Mite - Dinothrombium
San Miguel, Pima County, Arizona, USA
August 27, 2005
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Contributed by Jason Penney on 11 September, 2005 - 4:11pm
Last updated 17 April, 2010 - 6:33am

Just found my first one.
Dragoon mountains outside of Tombstone Az.
… Ed Davis, 25 June, 2022 - 11:27pm login or register to post comments

A truly awesome photo, Jason !
What photographic setup do/did you use ?
… Emile, 2 January, 2019 - 3:34pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Velvet Mites.
… Jim McClarin, 28 December, 2006 - 9:32pm login or register to post comments

Yes, Dinothrombium
ID by mite specialist Dr. Joanna Makol, Agricultural University, Wroclaw, Poland.
… Jim McClarin, 28 December, 2006 - 9:30pm login or register to post comments

Only thing I could find is...
possibly Dinothrombium sp based on info at this site.
… Lynette Elliott, 11 September, 2005 - 7:25pm login or register to post comments

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