Eutrombicula samboni

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Eutrombicula samboni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Trombiculidae
Genus: Eutrombicula
Species:
E. samboni
Binomial name
Eutrombicula samboni
(Womersley, 1939)

Eutrombicula samboni (common name - teatree itch-mite) [1] is a species of mite in the family Trombiculidae, [2] found in South Australia. [3]

The genus was first described as Trombicula samboni by Herbert Womersley in 1939. [2] [4]

The larva of these mites ('chiggers') embed themselves in host mammals, [5] and for human hosts, the resulting skin irritation has been known as 'tea-tree itch' or 'duck-shooters itch'. [6] Other apparent hosts are horses, cattle and sheep. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Eutrombicula samboni (Womersley)". www.ces.csiro.au. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Australian Faunal Directory: Eutrombicula samboni (Womersley, 1939)". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Eutrombicula (Eutrombicula) samboni (Womersley, 1939)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Womersley, H. (1939). "Further notes on the Australian Trombidiidae, with description of new species". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 63: 149–166.
  5. ↑ Vercammen-Grandjean, P.H. & Audy, J.R. (1965). "Revision of the genus Eutrombicula Ewing 1938 (Acarina : Trombiculidae)". Acarologia. 7 (Supplement): 280–294.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Southcott, R.V. (1996). "The ecology, life-history and morphometrics of the Australian chigger mite Eutrombicula samboni (Womersley) (Acarina: Trombiculidae)". Acarologia . 37 (4): 299–316. ISSN   0044-586X. Wikidata   Q110552527.
  7. ↑ D. A. Gill; G. R. Moule; R. F. Riek (April 1945). "Trombidiosis of sheep in Queensland". Australian Veterinary Journal. 21 (2): 22–31. doi:10.1111/J.1751-0813.1945.TB04439.X. ISSN   0005-0423. Wikidata   Q99975709.


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