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Parasitic Mites

Abrolophus sp.

Photo by beaker98
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Canal/deciduous habitat

Notes:

Mites on a harvestman's legs. Looks like they have been feeding well.

Species ID Suggestions

Erythraeidae mites

Erythraeidae

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Comments (3)
beaker98
Thanks Logan! I agree that this looks like Abrolophus sp. I'll put it down as that and keep looking. Thanks for putting time in on this! Much appreciated, as always.
LuckyLogan
I would say possibly Abrolophus sp. http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/mites_erythraeidae

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PublishedJune 13, 2014

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