Neotrombicula autumnalis

Neotrombicula autumnalis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Trombiculidae
Genus: Neotrombicula
Species:
N. autumnalis
Binomial name
Neotrombicula autumnalis
(Shaw, 1790)
Synonyms
  • Acarus autumnalis G.K.Shaw, 1790
  • Trombicula autumnalis (Shaw)

Neotrombicula autumnalis, known as the harvest mite or autumn chigger, is a species of mite of the family Trombiculidae. Their larvae live parasitically; they infect all domestic mammals, humans, and some ground-nesting birds.