Trombicula

Trombicula /Trom·bic·u·la/ (trom-bik´u-lah) a genus of acarine mites (family Trombiculidae), including T. akamu´shi, T. delien´sis, T. fletch´eri, T. interme´dia, T. pal´lida, and T. scutella´ris, whose larvae (chiggers) are vectors of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, the cause of scrub typhus.

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Trom·bic·u·la (trm-bky-l)

n.

A genus of mites whose larvae are pests of humans and other animals and that includes species that are agents of transmission for tsutsugamushi disease.

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Trombicula

a genus of mites (family Trombiculidae), whose larvae are parasitic on all animal species and cause dermatitis. Some also transmit diseases from their natural hosts rodents to humans, e.g. scrub typhus. The larvae are also called chiggers.

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Trombicula akamushi

transmits scrub typhus of humans.

Trombicula alfreddugesi

see eutrombiculaalfreddugesi.

Trombicula autumnalis

distinctively red mite found on all domestic animal species including poultry. Attacks humans. It causes dermatitis, e.g. between dog's claws and on the heels of horses. Called also harvest mite, aoutat, lepte automnale.

Trombicula batatas

causes dermatitis.

Trombicula delhiensis

transmits scrub typhus of humans from rodents.

Trombicula minor

the scrub-itch mite.

Trombicula sarcina

see eutrombiculasarcina.

Trombicula spendens

causes dermatitis.