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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Parasitiformes » Mesostigs (Mesostigmata) » Dermanyssina » Phytoseioidea » Blattisociidae » Lasioseius
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mushroom mite - Lasioseius
Copyright © 2007 Jim McClarin

mushroom mite - Lasioseius
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
October 21, 2007
Size: est. 1 - 1.2 mm
This is the largest (and most photogenic) mite I spotted while inspecting a patch of mushrooms for arthropodian lifeforms.

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mushroom mite - Lasioseius mushroom mite - Lasioseius
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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 3 November, 2007 - 5:13am
Last updated 10 May, 2011 - 3:31pm

Moved
Moved from Ascidae.
… v belov, 10 May, 2011 - 3:31pm login or register to post comments

Thanks for your best guess, Barry.
Moved from Mites and Ticks.
… Jim McClarin, 28 August, 2008 - 4:59pm login or register to post comments

Probably Family Ascidae, genu
Probably Family Ascidae, genus Lasioseius or maybe another. - Barry OConnor
… Barry M. OConnor, 28 August, 2008 - 1:07pm login or register to post comments

 
David Walter: "I think Barry is right,
"...but we put Lasioseius in Phytoseioidea: Blattisociidae now"
… v belov, 10 May, 2011 - 3:29pm login or register to post comments

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