scrub typhus mite; Leptotrombidium akamushi
A species of trombiculid mite that is the vector for scrub typhus (tsutsugamushi disease) in Japan.
The scrub typhus mite transmits tsutsugamushi disease.
Standard katakana spelling for this organism name.
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; the word is usually written in kana.
The name combines 赤 (aka, 'red') with 恙虫 (tsutsugamushi, 'trombiculid mite'), referring to the reddish color of this mite species.