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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Trombidiformes » Prostigs (Prostigmata) » Eupodina » Bdelloidea » Snout Mites (Bdellidae) » Cytinae » Cyta
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Mite sp. - Cyta
Copyright © 2007 Sean

Mite sp. - Cyta
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Size: 200x magnification
200x magnification. Dogs in house. Rodent nests and bird nests found outdoors.

Arthropods found indoors on people's skin, ironing boards etc.
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Contributed by Sean on 21 June, 2007 - 2:58pm
Last updated 11 June, 2009 - 3:10pm

Moved
Moved from Bdellidae. Thanks for the ID!
… Ken Schneider, 11 June, 2009 - 3:10pm login or register to post comments

Cytinae: Cyta
These are stubby looking bdellids identified by their short mouthparts and third eye.
… Ray Fisher, 11 June, 2009 - 2:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Correction
Bdellids typically have four eyes (two on each side). Instead of saying "third eye," what I actually meant was the unpaired "fifth" eye.
… Ray Fisher, 10 March, 2011 - 1:09pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks.
… Ken Schneider, 4 November, 2008 - 4:24pm login or register to post comments

Family Bdellidae. Predatory m
Family Bdellidae. Predatory mites living in soil & litter - not parasitic. - Barry
… Barry M. OConnor, 28 August, 2008 - 1:16pm login or register to post comments

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