Trombidium geniculatum

Trombidium geniculatum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Trombidiformes
Family:	Trombidiidae
Genus:	Trombidium
Species:	T. geniculatum
Binomial name
Trombidium geniculatum (Feider, 1955)
Synonyms
Teresothrombium geniculatum

Trombidium geniculatum is a species of mite in the genus Trombidium in the family Trombidiidae. It is found in Spain, Romania, Poland and Norway.

Name

The species name is derived from Latin genicula "knee".

References

• Synopsis of the described Arachnida of the World: Trombidiidae

Further reading

• Feider, Z. (1955): Acarina. Trombidiidae. Fauna Republicii Populare Romine