''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 ...

. The larvae are parasitic. Species are called also chiggers, scrub itch-mite. The genus includes ''Acomatacarus arizonensis'' (lizards),Acomatacarus arizonensis (Acari: Leeuwenhoekiidae): New Records from Three Species of Lizards in the Mexican Chihuahuan Desert Cristina García-De la Peña, Ricardo Paredes-León, Barry O'Connor, Héctor Gadsden-Esparza, Cameron W. Barrows The Southwestern Naturalist 2010 55 (2), 278-279 ''Acomatacarus australiensis'' (humans, dogs), ''Acomatacarus galli'' (chickens, mice, rats, rabbits).

Characteristics

''Acomatacarus'' possess specialized

Setae In biology, setae (; seta ; ) are any of a number of different bristle- or hair-like structures on living organisms. Animal setae Protostomes Depending partly on their form and function, protostome setae may be called macrotrichia, chaetae ...

on their legs that are adapted for their parasitic lifestyle. These adaptations include particular features and arrangements in their

Gnathosoma The gnathosoma (from Greek , ' = "jaw" and , ' = "body") is the part of the body of the Acari (mites and ticks) comprising the mouth and feeding parts. These are the hypostome, the chelicerae and the pedipalps. It is also called the capitulum (how ...

, which facilitate attachment and feeding on their hosts.

References

Arachnids of North America Trombidiformes genera Parasites of dogs Parasites of reptiles {{Trombidiformes-stub