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Adult and larva of Echinothrombium rhodinum (C.L. Koch, 1837) are redescribed. The neotype is designated basing on female from which larvae were obtained by experimental rearing. Diagnoses of adults, deutonymphs and larvae are provided. The taxonomic position of the genus Echinothrombium Womersley, 1937 is discussed. The phenology, life cycle, development and parasitism of E. rhodinum are characterized.