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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari)
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mite 31
Copyright © 2013 Jillian H. Cowles

mite 31
Vail, Pima County, Arizona, USA
April 15, 2011
I am sorry that this is such a poor image. The mites were on Megachile inimica sayi, but I did not notice them until long after the bee was gone. I was hoping that maybe the pattern of where the mites were clustered would give a clue as to the group to which they belong, and are they only phoretic or are they parasitic?
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Contributed by Jillian H. Cowles on 8 September, 2013 - 10:59pm
Last updated 9 September, 2013 - 9:00pm

possibly Kennethiella mites.
possibly Kennethiella mites.
… Jillian H. Cowles, 23 October, 2015 - 10:38am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Jillian H. Cowles, 9 September, 2013 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
I'll admit I just blew by this post.
… Ron Hemberger, 9 September, 2013 - 10:58pm login or register to post comments

Funny looking mite.
You're doing so many of these that you're getting sloppy.
… Ron Hemberger, 9 September, 2013 - 12:18am login or register to post comments

 
Actually, there is a large cl
Actually, there is a large cluster of mites riding mostly at the front of the abdomen of the bee. I am aware of the deficiancies of this photo, but maybe someone who knows about bee mites would know which groups ride in that position on the bee.
… Jillian H. Cowles, 9 September, 2013 - 9:14pm login or register to post comments

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