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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Trombidiformes » Prostigs (Prostigmata) » Anystina » Parasitengona » Trombidiina » Hydrachnidia - Water Mites
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Parasitized Ridgefield Dipt
Copyright © 2012 Arlo Pelegrin

Parasitized Ridgefield Dipt
Ridgefield, Clark County, Washington, USA
September 27, 2012
Size: 7mm

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Contributed by Arlo Pelegrin on 30 September, 2012 - 3:03pm
Last updated 10 December, 2012 - 8:02am

Moved
Moved from Hydrachnida.
… Ray Fisher, 10 December, 2012 - 8:02am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Hydrachnidiae.
… Ray Fisher, 10 December, 2012 - 7:36am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks.
… John F. Carr, 30 September, 2012 - 7:29pm login or register to post comments

water mite larvae
These are water mite larvae of some sort, most likely Hygrobatoidea. A great many taxa of water mites parasitize Chironomidae, so knowing the host isn't very helpful in this case.
… Heather Proctor, 30 September, 2012 - 6:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Is there any reason
NOT to identify the host? These mites are larvae and are pretty unlikely to key out, especially from a picture.
… Arlo Pelegrin, 4 October, 2012 - 4:42pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera).

I moved this to Mites for an ID.
… John F. Carr, 30 September, 2012 - 6:08pm login or register to post comments

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