''Trombidium hyperi'' is a species of
mite in the genus ''
Trombidium'' in the family
Trombidiidae. It is found in
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
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, USA.
Like ''
T. auroraense'', the
larvae are
ectoparasite
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson has ...
s on adult alfalfa
weevils (''
Hypera
''Hypera'' is a genus of clover and alfalfa weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are at least 280 described species in ''Hypera''.
See also
* List of Hypera species
References
Further reading
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External links
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postica'').
References
* Synopsis of the described Arachnida of the World
Trombidiidae
Further reading
* (1977): New Mites Recovered from the Alfalfa Weevil in New York: Trombidium hyperi n. sp. and T. auroraense n. sp. (Acari: Trombidiidae). ''Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society'' 50(1): 89-107
Abstract
Trombidiidae
Animals described in 1977
Endemic fauna of New York (state)
Parasites of insects
Parasitic acari
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