Dinothrombium pandorae

Dinothrombium pandorae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Trombidiformes
Family:	Trombidiidae
Genus:	Dinothrombium
Species:	D. pandorae
Binomial name
Dinothrombium pandorae Newell & Tevis, 1960
Synonyms
Dinothrombium tinctorum Angelothrombium pandorae

Dinothrombium pandorae, also known as an angelita ^[1] or a rain bug, ^[2] is a giant red velvet mite found in the Southern California desert. ^[1] This species usually emerges after rains. ^[1] The larva eat grasshoppers, the adults eat termites. ^[1]

References

1. Hogue, Charles L.; Hogue, James N. (2015). Insects of the Los Angeles Basin (3rd ed.). Los Angeles: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. p. 415. ISBN   978-0938644-44-6. LCCN   93084264. OCLC   910654655.
2. "Genus Dinothrombium - giant velvet mites". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-03-21.

Further reading

• Newell, Irwin M.; Tevis, Lloyd (1960-05-01). "Angelothrombium Pandorae N. G., N. SP. (Acari, Trombidiidae), and Notes on the Biology of the Giant Red Velvet Mites" . Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 53 (3): 293–304. doi:10.1093/aesa/53.3.293. ISSN   1938-2901.
• Tevis, Lloyd; Newell, Irwin M. (July 1962). "Studies on the Biology and Seasonal Cycle of the Giant Red Velvet Mite, Dinothrombium Pandorae (Acari, Trombidiidae)" . Ecology. 43 (3): 497–505. doi:10.2307/1933377. ISSN   0012-9658.