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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Trombidiformes » Prostigs (Prostigmata) » Anystina » Anystae » Anystoidea » Erythracaridae
Photo#174004
Whirligig Mite
Copyright © 2008 Cody R. Hough

Whirligig Mite
Portage, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA
March 23, 2008
Size: < 1 mm
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Contributed by Cody R. Hough on 23 March, 2008 - 12:53pm
Last updated 5 January, 2017 - 6:58am

Moved
Moved from Erythracarinae.
… Ray Fisher, 5 January, 2017 - 6:58am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Whirligig Mite. How was this ID made?
… John R. Maxwell, 9 July, 2010 - 8:00am login or register to post comments

 
Anystinae vs. Erythracarinae
Anystis have a truncated idiosoma and "normal" leg setae (e.g. 399765, 188765). Erythracarines (at least those photographed on BG so far) tend to have a more elongate idiosoma, with legs that are much hairier (e.g. 86732). To me erythracarines look mean... like evil werewolf cousins of anystines :)
… Ray Fisher, 19 July, 2010 - 2:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I was more confused about the previous species level ID to the wrong subfamily, I thought that some expert might have given the ID rather than just wild guessing
… John R. Maxwell, 19 July, 2010 - 2:40pm login or register to post comments

Move: Erythracarinae
I don't think this is even an anystine. This is an erythracarine.
… Ray Fisher, 8 July, 2010 - 2:11pm login or register to post comments

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