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Common Name:
Astigmatid mite deutonymphs

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acari
Order: Mesostigmata
Suborder: Acaridia
Infraorder:
Superfamily: Acaroidea
Family: Acaridae
Subfamily:
Tribe:
Species:


Hodges No:

Location:
Pymatuning Reservoir
Crawford County, PA
USA

Date: 7/21/08

Stage:
Sex:
Notes: According to Kaitlin Uppstrom: "The smaller light colored mites are probably in the family Histiostomatidae (they have long thin front legs held in a particular position), and the larger browner mite with the shorter fore legs is probably in the family Acaridae."

  Acaridae
Astigmatid mite deutonymphs
Identifications represent best guesses on my part and are not intended to be authoritative.
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