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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Trombidiformes » Prostigs (Prostigmata) » Anystina » Parasitengona » Erythraeina » Long-Legged Velvet Mites (Erythraeoidea) » Erythraeidae » Leptinae » Leptus
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Mites - Leptus
Copyright © 2010 Sam Houston

Mites - Leptus
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
June 23, 2010
Size: 1,.5mm (1/16")
Were on this click beetle

Any way to ID these beyond their being phoretic?
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Contributed by Sam Houston on 28 June, 2010 - 10:01am
Last updated 12 August, 2011 - 8:36am

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… Ray Fisher, 12 August, 2011 - 8:36am login or register to post comments

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… Charley Eiseman, 16 July, 2010 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

Erythraeidae
Definitely an erythraeid. I'm finding that in the Ozarks (and likely your region also), most erythraeid larvae on wood-associated beetles are Leptus (which these look like). But I'm not confident making a generic ID without the specimen.

Sam, I don't suppose you still have the specimen? I could really use samples like this (and would pay for overnight FedEx) for my research. Plus, you get your mites IDed! :)
… Ray Fisher, 16 July, 2010 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

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… Ken Schneider, 14 July, 2010 - 6:05pm login or register to post comments

I think we can say...
suborder Parasitengona. It may be that only one family or genus is known to parasitize click beetles, so maybe a mite specialist will be able to narrow it down further.
… Charley Eiseman, 28 June, 2010 - 11:03am login or register to post comments

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