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Smarididae Clypeosoma- Erythraeoidea - Clypeosoma - female
Copyright © 2009 Kaitlin Uppstrom

Smarididae Clypeosoma- Erythraeoidea - Clypeosoma - Female
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
May 29, 2008
Smaridid in the genus Clypeosoma identified by Cal Welbourn- Florida Acarologist. I reared this mite in a plaster/charcoal container until it laid eggs and produced larvae. See pictures of those as well.

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Contributed by Kaitlin Uppstrom on 2 January, 2009 - 10:29pm

Moved
Moved from Erythraeoidea.
… Jim McClarin, 2 January, 2009 - 11:14pm

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