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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Trombidiformes » Prostigs (Prostigmata) » Anystina » Parasitengona » Trombidiina » Velvet Mites and Chiggers (Trombidioidea) » true velvet mites (Trombidiidae) » Allothrombium
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True Velvet Mite - Allothrombium
Copyright © 2011 Nancy Kent

True Velvet Mite - Allothrombium
Wildwood Park; Radford, Virginia, USA
March 18, 2011
Size: 3-4 mm
I at first assumed that this was a spider, and then I checked your Guide photos and see that perhaps it is a mite. I am seeing many of these on flowers and other plants. This one was on a tree trunk. Can someone please confirm or correct?
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Contributed by Nancy Kent on 18 March, 2011 - 7:45pm
Last updated 7 June, 2015 - 7:36am

Moved
Moved from true velvet mites.
… Ray Fisher, 7 June, 2015 - 7:28am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Trombidioidea.
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Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks.
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Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Definitely a mite--I'd say something in the Superfamily Trombidioidea (which includes the Velvet Mites). Let's see what the experts have to say.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 18 March, 2011 - 7:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Hi Ken, I thought that you would know this one. I'll bet that experts agree with you - they usually do:)
I was pleased to finally get a photo (if a bit blurry) of one of these tiny critters - had been trying for several days.
… Nancy Kent, 18 March, 2011 - 8:11pm login or register to post comments

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