Leptotrombidium
[ lĕp′tō-trŏm-bĭd′ē-əm ]
n.
A genus of trombiculid mites that serve as vectors of tsutsugamushi disease in China, Southeast Asia, Australia, and various islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Example sentences from the Web for leptotrombidium
Several specimens were parasitized on the ears by chiggers, Leptotrombidium myotis (Ewing).
Mammals of Northwestern South Dakota |Kenneth W. AndersenChiggers, Leptotrombidium myotis (Ewing), were found on the ears of one long-eared myotis.
Mammals of Northwestern South Dakota |Kenneth W. Andersen