''Acomatacarus'' is a genus of mites in the family
Trombiculidae
Trombiculidae (); commonly referred to in North America as chiggers and in Britain as harvest mites, but also known as berry bugs, bush-mites, red bugs or scrub-itch mites, are a family of mites. Chiggers are often confused with jiggers – a t ...
. The larvae are parasitic. Species are called also chiggers, scrub itch-mite. The genus includes ''
Acomatacarus arizonensis'' (lizards), ''
Acomatacarus australiensis'' (humans, dogs), ''
Acomatacarus galli'' (chickens, mice, rats, rabbits).
References
Arachnids of North America
Trombidiformes genera
Parasites of dogs
Parasites of reptiles
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