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Photo#1029626
Acari

Acari
Naples , Collier County, Florida, USA
December 17, 2014
Size: 1 mm

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Acari Acari

Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks.

New family (and superfamily) for the Guide. Hope I put 'em in the right place. :)

 
Yup
You got the names right!

Oribatida: Neoliodidae
Hi Susan:

Thanks for providing good dorsal and ventral views. I sent your photos to Dave Walter, an oribatid expert. Here's what he says: "The image is definitely a Neoliodidae (Liodidae was preoccupied by beetles). In Canada it would be a Platyliodes, but in Florida it may be Neoliodes floridensis Banks."

So we can be sure of the family, but not of the genus. Yours appear to be the first confirmed images of this family for Bugguide, though there is also this unplaced oribatid that looks awfully similar: http://bugguide.net/node/view/104715

Cheers,
Heather

 
Thanks!
for all the great information and for sending the photographs to Dave Walter. I really appreciate the help with this ID.

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Moved from ID Request.

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