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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Endeostigs (Endeostigmata) » Alycidae
Photo#515758
Mite
Copyright © 2011 Charley Eiseman

Mite
Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
April 17, 2011
Size: 0.8 mm
Found under bark on a log.
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Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 14 May, 2011 - 8:36am
Last updated 15 May, 2011 - 4:29pm

New Order & Family for BG!
Great job. This is probably Bimichaelia, but I'll be conservative and leave it at family level. If you see more, see if you can get a lateral shot with the prodorsal trichobothria (hairs) in focus. In this photo, you can just barely see the left front trichoboth, and it's filiform. If the hind trichoboths are globose, then it's probably Bimichaelia.

These guys are neat, primitive looking things that to me resemble tiny white velvet mites. As far as I know, no one really knows what they eat. Also... even though these are the first photos on BG, alycids are super common in soil and leaf litter.
… Ray Fisher, 15 May, 2011 - 4:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID!
This is at the limit of what my lens is capable of, but I'll see what I can do!
… Charley Eiseman, 15 May, 2011 - 6:33pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks.
… Ray Fisher, 15 May, 2011 - 4:29pm login or register to post comments

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