SUBCLASS ACARI (Mites & Ticks)

Class-Arachnida Trombidiformes-Erythraeidae-Leptus-Long legged velvet mites (A)

Leptus

Mount Graham, Graham County, Arizona
Coordinates: 32.651625, -109.812669
Elevation: 6,069 ft
June 5, 2021
Size: 0.8 mm
Found two specimens attached to a Flatoides enota (Hemiptera: Flatidae) which was attracted to mercury vapor and ultraviolet lights
Determined by Salvador Vitanza
Confirmed by Edward L. Ruden

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