Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Oribatida ?

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 28-04-2013 23:11
#1
Oribatida.

2013.II.18 - Póvoa Dão - Silgueiros - Viseu - PORTUGAL


Found in dead log. Circa 1 mm.


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Posted by John Carr on 28-04-2013 23:29
#2
Probably Oribatida: Poronota. It resembles a Euzetes. I found in soil, but it might be some other family or even superfamily. Differences between mite families are often subtle.