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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)
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Mite
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Mite
Milton, Massachusetts, USA
April 13, 2005
Size: 1/10"
This little bug has 8 legs, so it isn't an insect. I found it under a rock. That's as much as I know about it. Can anyone help on this one?

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Contributed by tom murray on 14 April, 2005 - 7:08pm
Last updated 24 February, 2010 - 1:39pm

Bdellidae
This mite was identified as a member of Bdellidae (in the same superfamily as Cunaxidae) by:

Dr. David Evans Walter
Senior Research Scientist
Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 805123-1177
… Jim McClarin, 29 January, 2007 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Predatory Mites.
… Jim McClarin, 29 January, 2007 - 8:47pm login or register to post comments

Mite, family Cunaxidae
Hello Tom,
Yes, this is a mite, and it is from the family Cunaxidae!
They are predators, and hunt other small creatures, like Collembola.
Greetings,
Gerard Pennards
… Gerard Pennards, 15 April, 2005 - 10:25am login or register to post comments

 
Mite, family Cunaxidae
Gerard, I thought it was a mite, but a kind I've never seen before.
Thanks to you, I know what it is.
… tom murray, 15 April, 2005 - 8:02pm login or register to post comments

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