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parasitic larval mite
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parasitic larval mite
Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
August 6, 2018
Size: .5 mm
Atop cephalothorax of linyphiid spider, apparently juvenile Neriene radiata. Pakomet Spring, Blue Hills Reservation. Order tentative, based on overall appearance.
Contributed by ophis on 6 October, 2018 - 5:51am
Last updated 29 December, 2018 - 2:56pm

Moved
Moved from prostigs.
… John F. Carr, 29 December, 2018 - 2:56pm

Moved
Moved from mesostigs.
… ophis, 13 October, 2018 - 3:56pm

larval Parasitengona
Good photo! Not Mesostigmata, however, but a parasitic larval parasitengone (Prostigmata). Probably a trombidioid but Ray Fisher will know.
… Heather Proctor, 13 October, 2018 - 11:29am

 
Re: ID
thanks for help
… ophis, 13 October, 2018 - 3:54pm

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