Astigmatid Mite

Acari: Astigmata

Deutonymphs (second instars)

Identified by Kaitlin Uppstrom, Acarology Lab, Ohio State University
1315 Kinnear Rd. Columbus, OH

On unidentified beetle (probably Chrysomelid, Trachymela) at Shipley Nature Center, Huntington Central Park, Huntington Beach, CA. 12-16-08.

© Peter J. Bryant

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