[New Latin Trombicula, type genus of the family Trombiculidae causing trombiculiasis (possibly from Italiantromba, proboscis, from tromba, trumpet; see TROMBONE + Latin -icula, feminine of iculus, diminutive suffix (the genus being so called in reference to the mites' piercing mouthparts), or possibly from diminutive of New Latin Trombidium, mite genus : Italian tromba, trumpet, proboscis + New Latin -idium, diminutive suffix, from Greek -idion) + -IASIS.]