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Field Notes

Notes:

I found it on the banks of a river, walking on my arm. According to its basic appearance, I suppose it is a kind of mite. :)

Species ID Suggestions

Chigger

Trombiculidae
stho002
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Comments (4)
Leonardo Castro
Yes! I found some Leptus very similar... ;) Nice!! Thank you, friends!
stho002
Could well be Leptus. The Erythraeidae is closely related to the Trombiculidae ...
bugadrienne
Try the genus Leptus. There are similar looking ones, but the patterns are not exact.
stho002
Or a related family of parasitengonan mites

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PublishedSeptember 3, 2013

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