[Velvet Mites of the American Southwest]

Red Velvet Mite

Trombidium sp.

Red Velvet Mite: Trombidium sp.

A red velvet mite sighted on sandy wash soils along the Mojave Valley Highway #95 a mile or two north of Pintail Slough in the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge..........February 20, 2013.

Paul Slichter