User:DiverDave/Dinothrombium
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Trombidiidae |
| Genus: | Dinothrombium xxxxx, xxxx |
Dinothrombium is a genus of large acariform mites, commonly referred to as giant red velvet mites.
Taxonomy
[edit]This genus was first described by XXXXXXXXXXX in XXXX.Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).
There are 22 known species within the genus:[1][2][3][4][5]
- Dinothrombium grandissimum
- Dinothrombium magnificum
- Dinothrombium pandorae (Newell and Tevis, 1960)
- Dinothrombium superbum (Banks, 1910)[6]
- Dinothrombium tinctorium
Ecology and behavior
[edit]Summer rainstorms can trigger massive emergences of these animals, which can be large enough to be seen from an airplane.[7]
In two hours of feeding, this animal can ingest enough nutrients to sustain itself for more than a year.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Australian_Journal_of_Zoology/lNfzAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Dinothrombium+species&dq=Dinothrombium+species&printsec=frontcover
- ^ https://bugguide.net/node/view/91255
- ^ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281857375_Velvet_mites_Family_Trombidiidae_Dinothrombium_spp
- ^ https://arthurevans.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/a-mighty-mite/
- ^ https://bugguide.net/node/view/1334707
- ^ https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2590024#page/14/mode/1up
- ^ https://www.google.com/books/edition/National_Geographic_Pocket_Guide_to_Inse/sh8CDAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dinothrombium+species&pg=PA162&printsec=frontcover
- ^ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Amazing_Arachnids/_3GYDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dinothrombium+species&pg=PA145&printsec=frontcover
- ^ Kingsley, Kenneth James (1998). "Order: Acari (Mites and Ticks)". Invertebrates of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona. p. 44.
- ^ https://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/acarology/saas/e-library/pdf000200/a000107.pdf
- ^ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Ecology_and_Evolution_of_the_Acari/gcX0CAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dinothrombium+species&pg=PA285&printsec=frontcover
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