Mites on bristletail

Moved

Moved from Parasitengona - velvet mites (including chiggers) & water mites.

… Ray Fisher, 7 October, 2017 - 10:40am

Moved

… Ray Fisher, 9 December, 2016 - 8:37am

Wow!

Definitely Parasitengona, and I agree with Heather that they seem more trombidioid-like. There are several interesting groups that hit bristletails, most notably Machilotrombium (Neothrombiidae) known only from New Mexico. Anyway, I would love the specimen if it is available. We are doing research on this group and could really use the sample. Is this possible?

… Ray Fisher, 14 August, 2016 - 12:33pm

send mites to Ray

Hi Matt:

In the email I sent you yesterday I said that I'd look at specimens, but it would make more sense to send them to Ray.

Cheers,
Heather

… Heather Proctor, 14 August, 2016 - 12:41pm

Re: Heather

Thanks Heather!

… Ray Fisher, 14 August, 2016 - 12:46pm

Thanks!

I honestly don't remember if I kept this one - it was back in 2012, and I know I kept some things (I did a lot of photographing things that year). The bristletail is common here, so I probably wouldn't have kept it on its own, but given the mites, it's possible I did. I'll let you know if I find them.

… Matt Goff, 14 August, 2016 - 5:12pm

Update

Hi Matt, Any luck?

… Ray Fisher, 14 October, 2016 - 8:03am

larval Parasitengona

Hi Matt:

Wow, very cool! I've never seen mites on bristletails before. This poor gal/fellow has quite a large load. Unfortunately, without having specimens in hand all I can say is Parasitengona, more likely Tromobidioidea than Erythraeoidea based on the larvae having short legs. I will send a pdf of the only paper I could find on parasitengones attached to bristletails in the next email.

Cheers,
Heather

… Heather Proctor, 13 August, 2016 - 10:59am