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Flat Grain Beetle, I think - Cryptolestes
Copyright © 2016 Natasha Wright

Flat Grain Beetle, I think - Cryptolestes
Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama, USA
January 6, 2016
Size: About 2 mm with antennae
Perhaps a flat grain beetle (the main interest of this photograph)?

Not sure about the mite, I was surprised to find it attached. Is it parasitic, or a storage mite that was clinging to the beetle? I know very little about mites.

Found among infested corn meal with Mediterranean flour moths.
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Contributed by Natasha Wright on 6 January, 2016 - 2:32pm
Last updated 13 January, 2016 - 4:21pm

Acarologist
Dr. Dowling from the University of Arkansas says he thinks the mite might be Tyrophagus sp. He says it's a common mold mite, but the long setae are associated with several grain storage mites. That was just his guess.
… Natasha Wright, 7 January, 2016 - 9:51am login or register to post comments

Moved tentatively
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 6 January, 2016 - 3:46pm login or register to post comments

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