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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Astigs (Astigmata) » Acaridia » Histiostomatoidea » Histiostomatidae » Glyphanoetus

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Copyright © 2014 Sym P. le

Mite - Glyphanoetus

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
November 1, 2014
Size: .24 mm

I count six dorsal lobes (x 2 rows) supporting long setae. They are easily lost with the poor optical acuity and lighting issues but I believe they are consistent across the four photos. Nos. 1, 3, and 4 face horizontally toward the side, 2 and 5 are more vertically oriented, and 6 is horizontal to the rear.

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Contributed by Sym P. le on 1 November, 2014 - 9:56pm
Last updated 4 February, 2015 - 7:07am

Moved

Moved from Histiostomatidae.

… Charley Eiseman, 4 February, 2015 - 7:07am

Moved

Moved from Mites and Ticks.

… Sym P. le, 8 November, 2014 - 6:45pm

Histiostomatidae

Astigmata: Histiostomatidae
These mites are semi-aquatic/aquatic and feed on microorganisms and small bits of detritus swept up from surface scum with their mouthparts.

… Heather Proctor, 8 November, 2014 - 5:45pm

Histiostomatidae

Dorsal lobes & long setae suggest the genus Glyphanoetus, species of which are typically found in wet decaying matter.

… Barry M. OConnor, 3 February, 2015 - 9:04pm

Thanks

If semi-aquatic means west coast rain, we've had it this month. Other than that, it's just from a scrap of lumber buried under leaf and bark mulch behind the shed.

… Sym P. le, 8 November, 2014 - 6:28pm

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