Mites and Ticks (Acarina)

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Following is a good introduction:

http://www.ento.csiro.au/education/allies/acarina.htm

Mites and Ticks (Acarina)

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

19 Mar 2025

I think Riccardoella is pretty specific to slugs and snails

Acari (informal subclass)

jonvanbeest wrote:

12 Feb 2025

Thank you very much Rhys, I'll take a look at that paper.
Cheers, Jon.

Trombidiidae (family)

RhysCorriganBCT wrote:

12 Feb 2025

G'day, @jonvanbeest ,

Seems a Red Velvet Mite (Family - Trombidiidae) of some description! I'm really no expert in this field - and there isn't a terrific amount of literature available on their taxonomy.

I'm not sure you'd be able to make a ID from images alone - but if you were interested in the scientific paper which describes the various genera - https://www.publish.csiro.au/ZO/pdf/AJZS123

Great pictures!

Trombidiidae (family)

RomanSoroka wrote:

5 Dec 2024

Sorry Ken, I meant to include that information. It is on a banksia seed cone. From what I have read it could be caused by Eriophyid mites.

Eriophyidae (Family)

KenT wrote:

5 Dec 2024

It might help if you can identify the plant it is on.

Eriophyidae (Family)

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Mites and Ticks (Acarina)

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