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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Trombidiformes » Prostigs (Prostigmata) » Eleutherengona » Raphignathina » Tetranychoidea » Tenuipalpidae
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Mite
Copyright © 2015 Kevin Lentz

Mite
Orange County, California, USA
January 17, 2015
Size: approx 365µm
These mites are destroying my cacti seedlings - they absolutely love them. Not sure that helps with the ID but its of particular frustration to me!

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Contributed by Kevin Lentz on 17 January, 2015 - 8:51pm
Last updated 31 January, 2015 - 6:17pm

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Tenuipalpidae
This is a false spider mite (Prostigmata: Tenuipalpidae). There are some good drawings of different life stages here: http://lime.fa.gau.hu/gallery/csalad3514/K_p1_001 A quick Google suggest that it might be Brevipalpus russulus, as this is a pest of cacti: http://www.ento.org.nz/nzentomologist/free_issues/NZEnto10_1_1987/Volume%2010-131-133.pdf

Cheers,
Heather
… Heather Proctor, 31 January, 2015 - 2:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Brevipalpus russulus
I think B. russulus is a very safe bet for the ID. Thank you for figuring this out!
… Kevin Lentz, 31 January, 2015 - 8:24pm login or register to post comments

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