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Rhagidiidae?
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Rhagidiidae?
Newberry Springs, Harvard Rd, 1 mi S I-15, San Bernardino County, California, USA
February 26, 2021
Size: ca 0.75 mm
I beat this very fast, active mite from Larrea tridentata. It looks like it might be a rhagidiid? I plan to make a slide mount soon.

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Contributed by Ken Schneider on 2 March, 2021 - 10:09pm
Last updated 3 March, 2021 - 8:45am

Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks.

Det. Ray Fisher - see iNat link here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/70483295
… Ken Schneider, 3 March, 2021 - 8:45am

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