noun
scrub typhus mite; Leptotrombidium akamushi
A species of trombiculid mite that is the vector for scrub typhus (tsutsugamushi disease) in Japan.
アカツツガムシはツツガムシ病を媒介する。
The scrub typhus mite transmits tsutsugamushi disease.
ツツガムシ is a broader term for trombiculid mites in general, while アカツツガムシ refers specifically to the species Leptotrombidium akamushi.
The name combines 赤 (aka, 'red') with 恙虫 (tsutsugamushi, 'trombiculid mite'), referring to the reddish color of this mite species.