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Mite - Neomolgus littoralis
Copyright © 2017 Masumi Palhof

Mite - Neomolgus littoralis
Kodiak, Kodiak County, Alaska, USA
July 27, 2017
Snout Mite (Neomolgus littoralis)?
Contributed by Masumi Palhof on 27 August, 2017 - 1:03pm
Last updated 2 September, 2017 - 12:27pm

Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 2 September, 2017 - 12:27pm

Bdellidae
Yes, a snout mite, and based on habitat and what appears to be a white 'stocking' on one tarsus, very likely to be Neomolgus littoralis.
… Heather Proctor, 2 September, 2017 - 10:53am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 27 August, 2017 - 1:46pm

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