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Dinothrombium is a genus of large acariform mites, commonly referred to as giant red velvet mites.

Taxonomy
This genus was first described by XXXXXXXXXXX in XXXX.

There are 22 known species within the genus:


 * Dinothrombium grandissimum
 * Dinothrombium magnificum
 * Dinothrombium pandorae (Newell and Tevis, 1960)
 * Dinothrombium superbum (Banks, 1910)
 * Dinothrombium tinctorium

Ecology and behavior
Summer rainstorms can trigger massive emergences of these animals, which can be large enough to be seen from an airplane.

In two hours of feeding, this animal can ingest enough nutrients to sustain itself for more than a year.