Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Acari to ID

Posted by Rui Andrade on 14-02-2009 18:44
#1
I found today these parasitic Acari in a beetle larva. Is it possible to say something?

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Posted by Rui Andrade on 17-02-2009 23:28
#2
Is it possible to tell the family?

Posted by Tony Irwin on 18-02-2009 00:21
#3
I'd suggest Parasitidae, but I would need to see one a bit closer to be sure.

Posted by Rui Andrade on 18-02-2009 22:10
#4
Thank you Tony, I donīt have any closer than this:

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