Home How to cite this site Terms & conditions Disclaimer Contact Site tutorial / Help Links	Trombidium holosericeum Rote Samtmilbe Specimen photographed in Göttingen (Niedersachsen, Germany) on April 20, 2008. Specimen photographed in Göttingen (Niedersachsen, Germany) on March 30, 2009. Specimens photographed in Göttingen (Niedersachsen, Germany) on April 20, 2008. Specimens photographed in Göttingen (Niedersachsen, Germany) on April 20, 2008. Subspecies Original description Synonyms Acarus holosericeus Linnaeus, 1758 Trombidium holosericeum (Linnaeus, 1758) Acarus parasiticus De Geer, 1778 (p. 118) (unclear synonym) Atomus parasiticus (De Geer, 1778) Astoma parasiticum (De Geer, 1778) Metathrombium parasiticus (De Geer, 1778) Trombidium parasiticum (De Geer, 1778) Thrombidium poriceps Oudemans, 1904 (misspelling of genus name in original description) Trombidium poriceps (Oudemans, 1904) Metathrombium poriceps (Oudemans, 1904) Trombidium fuornum Schweizer, 1951 (unclear synonym) The taxon Trombidium fuornum has been described from Switzerland. However, the analysis of Makol (2005) suggests that Trombidium fuornum falls within the individual variation present in Trombidium holosericeus and is therefore regarded as an unclear synonym of the latter. The taxon Acarus parasiticus has been described by De Geer as a red mite that parasitizes flies and other insects. Thus, this description includes most species of Trombidium. Consequently, the name has been used by subsequent authors for any red Trombidium species. Thus, records of Trombidium parasiticus could refer to several Trombidium species. There is also the possibility that the nominal Acarus parasiticus refers to a bona species, but this is difficult to determine at the present time. Because Trombidium holosericeum is the commonest species of the genus, it is likely that the original Acarus parasiticus belonged to this species and therefore the name is included here as an unclear synonym.   Identification Distribution Biology This page has been updated on April 8, 2011 This site is online since May 31, 2005 Copyright © by Nikola-Michael Prpic. All rights reserved.