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Fence mite - Leptus

Fence mite - Leptus
Parker River NWR, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
September 28, 2009
Size: 2 mm
Crawling around a wooden fence.

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Moved
Moved from Acariformes.

Erythraeidae
I love this mite! It is almost certainly in the genus Leptus. If I ever learn the species I'll let you know. I have a hunch that these are the erythraeids that utilize opiliionids as larval hosts.

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