Acomatacarus Explained

Acomatacarus is a genus of mites in the family Trombiculidae. The larvae are parasitic. Species are called also chiggers, scrub itch-mite. The genus includes Acomatacarus arizonensis (lizards),[1] Acomatacarus australiensis (humans, dogs), Acomatacarus galli (chickens, mice, rats, rabbits).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Acomatacarus arizonensis (Acari: Leeuwenhoekiidae): New Records from Three Species of Lizards in the Mexican Chihuahuan Desert Cristina García-De la Peña, Ricardo Paredes-León, Barry O'Connor, Héctor Gadsden-Esparza, Cameron W. Barrows The Southwestern Naturalist 2010 55 (2), 278-279
  2. A. B. Shatrov & N. I. Kudryashova . 2008 . Taxonomic ranking of major trombiculid subtaxa with remarks on the evolution of host-parasite relationships (Acariformes: Parasitengona: Trombiculidae) . . 58 . 2 . 279–287 . 10.3161/000345408X326591. 83569187 .

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