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Immature stage

Taxonomic Position

Cohort Dermanyssiae

    Superfamilies Veigaioidea, Rhodacaroidea, Eviphidoidea, Ascoidea, Phytoseioidea, Dermanyssoidea

 

Diagnostic characters:

 

Similar taxa.  Adult males always have a genital opening associated with the intercoxal area (except in the uropodid genus Metagynella where the opening is postcoxal).

 

Comments.  In general, immature mites can only be identified if they can be associated with adult females.  However, some of the bingo characters may work on immatures.

 

References

Krantz GW. 1986. A Manual of Acarology. Second edition, 1978, emended 1986. (Oregon State University Book Stores, Corvallis, Oregon USA).