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Beetle and parasites - Nicrophorus nigrita
Copyright © 2009 Michel Kleinbaum

Beetle and parasites - Nicrophorus nigrita
Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA
August 18, 2009
Size: 28mm+/-

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Contributed by Michel Kleinbaum on 18 August, 2009 - 3:05pm
Last updated 14 September, 2009 - 9:12pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 14 September, 2009 - 9:12pm login or register to post comments

Parasitidae
Hi Michel:

Nice photos! The mites are juveniles of the family Parasitidae (which despite the name are not parasitic), most likely members of the genus Poecilochirus.

Cheers,
Heather
… Heather Proctor, 13 September, 2009 - 11:54am login or register to post comments

 
Parasitidae
Thanks for the complment and for the ID of those mites.
Michel Kleinbaum
… Michel Kleinbaum, 13 September, 2009 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Michel, where do you want these posted
with the beetles or with the mites or one of each?
… john and jane balaban, 13 September, 2009 - 8:13pm login or register to post comments

 
beetles and mites
well, the beetle for sure but the mites are so small,I wonder if they bring anything, visually. I filed both.
Cheers
Michel
… Michel Kleinbaum, 13 September, 2009 - 9:19pm login or register to post comments

A Carrion Beetle with mites
that use him for transport. One of the Nicrophorus spp.
… margarethe brummermann, 18 August, 2009 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Beetle and parasites
Thank you for your time.
Michel Kleinbaum
… Michel Kleinbaum, 18 August, 2009 - 5:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Not parasites
Just passengers on a bus.
… john and jane balaban, 18 August, 2009 - 7:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Not parasites
Thanks. I know better now.
Michel Kleinbaum
… Michel Kleinbaum, 19 August, 2009 - 12:20pm login or register to post comments

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