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Crane fly (not) parasite - Cheiroseius

Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
September 6, 2010
Size: 0.6 mm

This looks different from the usual water mites.

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Crane fly (not) parasite - Cheiroseius

Crane fly (not) parasite - Cheiroseius

Contributed by John F. Carr on 11 September, 2010 - 9:20pm
Last updated 10 May, 2011 - 3:54pm

Cheiroseius sp. (Blattisociidae) --det. D.E. Walter

Moved from Podocinidae.

… v belov, 10 May, 2011 - 3:54pm

Moved

Moved from Mesostigmata.

… John F. Carr, 6 February, 2011 - 10:29am

Moved

Moved from Mites and Ticks.

… John F. Carr, 6 February, 2011 - 9:15am

Wierd...

This is a mesostig... and looks like a podocinid to me, which are not parasitic. Was this guy attached to the crane fly, or just crawling around?

… Ray Fisher, 6 February, 2011 - 8:23am

It moved

I have pictures of it in different places on the crane fly's abdomen.

… John F. Carr, 6 February, 2011 - 9:15am

Ah.

Makes a lot more sense. I'm putting my money on Podocinidae, just accidentally (or maybe even phoretically) on the crane fly... not parasitic.

… Ray Fisher, 6 February, 2011 - 10:02am

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