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Mites on beetle - Histiostoma

Mites on beetle - Histiostoma
Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
March 17, 2011
Size: ~0.25 mm
On this beetle:

Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks.
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Phoretic deutonymphs in the f
Phoretic deutonymphs in the family Histiostomatidae (Astigmata). Quite probably the genus Histiostoma, which has a large number of species that ride on many kinds of insects.

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