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Leptotrombidium
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Leptotrombidium

Leptotrombidium (/ˌlɛptoʊtrɒmˈbɪdiəm/) is a genus of mites in the family Trombiculidae, that are able to infect humans with scrub typhus (Orientia tsutsugamushi infection) through their bite. The larval form (called chiggers) feeds on rodents, but also occasionally humans and other large mammals. They are related to the harvest mites of the North America and Europe.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Leptotrombidium deliense

speciesLeptotrombidium deliense

Leptotrombidium myotis

speciesLeptotrombidium myotis

Leptotrombidium dabashanense

speciesLeptotrombidium dabashanense

Leptotrombidium akamushi

speciesLeptotrombidium akamushi

Leptotrombidium delimushi

speciesLeptotrombidium delimushi

Leptotrombidium sylvestre

speciesLeptotrombidium sylvestre

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 645114.