Common Name:
Astigmatid mite deutonymphs

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acari
Order: Mesostigmata
Suborder: Acaridia
Infraorder:
Superfamily: Histiostomatoidea
Family: Histiostomatidae
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Location:
Pymatuning Reservoir
Crawford County, PA
USA

Date: 7/21/08

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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."