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Fig. 174
A whirligig mite,
Anystis agilis -
family
Anystidae (x20).
Fig. 172
A spider mite,
Panonychiis ulmi -
family
Tetranychidae (x75).
Fig. 173
A false spider mite,
Cenopalpus pulcher -
family Tenuipalpidae (xlOO).
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Fig. 175
A red velvet mite,
Allothrombium
fuliginosum -
family Trombidiidae (xlO).
fused, each with the moveable digit forming a
long, piercing stylophore.
EXAMPLES:
Bryobiinae -
Bryobia praetiosa
(clover bryobia mite),
Petrobia latens
(stone
mite); Tetranychinae -
Eotetranychus tiliarium
(lime mite),
Oligonychus ununguis
(conifer
spinning mite),
Panonychiis ulmi
(fruit tree
red spider mite),
Tetranychus urticae
(two-
spotted spider mite).
pedipalps slender, 1- to 5-segmented, and lacking
both a tibial claw and a spinneret.
EXAMPLES:
Brevipalpus
spp.,
Cenopalpus
pulcher
(flat scarlet mite).
Superfamily ANYSTOIDEA
12. Family ANYSTIDAE
11. Family TENUIPALPIDAE
(false spider mites)
(p. 268
et seq.)
Very active, dark red mites (0.5-1.3 mm long),
with long legs radiating from a hub-like body
(Fig. 174);
legs with numerous setae. Predacious
on other mites and small insects.
EXAMPLE:
Anystis agilis
(whirligig mite).
Small (0.2-0.3 mm long), reddish, polyphagous
mites
(Fig. 173);
similar to tetranychids but
