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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Trombidiformes » Prostigs (Prostigmata) » Anystina » Parasitengona » Trombidiina » Hydrachnidia - Water Mites » Hydryphantoidea » Hydryphantidae » Hydryphantes
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Unknown - Hydryphantes
Copyright © 2015 Alain Hogue

Unknown - Hydryphantes
Valleyfield (20 miles north of USA border), Quebec, Canada
May 14, 2015
Was swimming underwater (about 1/2 inch deep)
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Contributed by Alain Hogue on 15 May, 2015 - 9:16am
Last updated 21 May, 2015 - 9:15am

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… Ray Fisher, 21 May, 2015 - 9:15am login or register to post comments

Hydrachnidia
Hi Alain:

This is a water mite (Prostigmata: Parasitengona: Hydrachnidia). My guess is that it is a Hydryphantes sp. (Hydryphantoidea: Hydryphantidae), but without a clear image of the mite's venter or 'forehead' it's hard to tell. Most Hydryphantes have an H-shaped plate between the eyes (see http://bugguide.net/node/view/49860/bgimage).

Sorry to be so vague!
Heather
… Heather Proctor, 16 May, 2015 - 12:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Good to know!
Next time I will try to take a forehead picture. Thanks !
… Alain Hogue, 19 May, 2015 - 7:38pm login or register to post comments

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