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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Parasitiformes » Mesostigs (Mesostigmata)
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Phoretic mites on Dichotomius carolinus
Copyright © 2014 Aaron Hunt

Phoretic mites on Dichotomius carolinus
Block Island, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
June 20, 2014
The beetle itself. Two large, pale mites are clearly visible.

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Contributed by Aaron Hunt on 14 October, 2014 - 7:49pm
Last updated 25 October, 2014 - 9:48pm

Moved
Moved from Mesostigmata.
… Aaron Hunt, 25 October, 2014 - 9:48pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks.
… Aaron Hunt, 25 October, 2014 - 9:48pm login or register to post comments

Mesostigmata
Sorry, without a good ventral view of the mites I'm not comfortable with any finer i.d. than 'Mesostigmata'

Cheers,
Heather
… Heather Proctor, 25 October, 2014 - 2:35pm login or register to post comments

 
I figured
Thanks anyway.
… Aaron Hunt, 25 October, 2014 - 9:45pm login or register to post comments

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