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Genus Allothrombium

Bright orange aphid-eating mites - Allothrombium

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Subclass Acari (Mites and Ticks)

Superorder Acariformes

Order Trombidiformes

Suborder Prostigmata (Prostigs)

Infraorder Anystina

No Taxon (Parasitengona)

No Taxon (Trombidiina)

Superfamily Trombidioidea (Velvet Mites and Chiggers)

Family Trombidiidae (true velvet mites)

Genus Allothrombium

Other Common Names

sumo mites

Contributed by Jim McClarin on 29 December, 2006 - 5:36am
Additional contributions by Theridula
Last updated 27 February, 2018 - 8:29pm

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