Abstract
There are several hundred species of trombiculid mites belonging to several genera (Eutrombicula, Neotrombicula, Ascoschoengastia etc.), but from the medical point of view the most important are species of the Leptotrombidium deliense group, the closely related L. akamushi and L. fletcheri (all formerly placed in the genus Trombicula). Larvae of trombiculid mites are often called red bugs or chiggers. This latter word, however, may lead to some confusion, especially in pronunciation, as it can be confused with jiggers a name often given to fleas of the species Tunga penetrans which invade the feet of man (chapter 15). In Europe larvae of Neotrombiculum autumnalis, although not disease vectors, often attack man and are frequently known as harvest mites.
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