It looks like a coccoid bug belonging to family Monophlebidae (Margarodidae to some), probably in the genus Margarodes. See the image in the link below:
http://www.idtools.org/id/scales/img/Families/Margarodidae/Margarodidae.html?iframe=true&width=100%&height=100%
Your specimen is much more hairy but the other morphology agrees.
And on this generic revision of Margarodidae you have many illustrations that are similar to your specimen:
http://www.zoologie.umh.ac.be/asef/pdf/2005_41_01/compact/Foldi_ASEF_2005_41_1_81_125_compact.pdf
Hope this helps,
Regards,
Antonio
It might help if you could provide more detail. Where did you find it? Describe the habitat in as much detail as possible, leaving nothing out. As is, the first question is aquatic or terrestrial?
This larvae have cylindrical and compact rugged body, dark pink color, lesser than third instar of a house fly.
Live in natural open space, near the tents of nomads, close to the grasses on earth, ...
The specimen was found in Iran.
I typically thing of insects in desert environments as being heavily sclerotized. The picture does not suggest that.
Are these restricted to the nomad tents or their animals? Are they ever found there?
Are they ever found on the roots of the grasses?
My concern is that I am not certain what order to place this in. However, I note that some (all?) young mites have six legs. Could this be a mite and not an insect?
The specimen due to microscopic preparation was flattened.
Yes, I think no they should be restricted to the nomad tents.
Are they ever found there? Maybe.
Are they ever found on the roots of the grasses? Most likely.
Hi,
hardly mite larva, as too many segments, and what size? Have the only one or have more specimens of different stages?
Good point Andrey, that was a bad suggestion on my part.
Since we see the legs, we are looking at the ventral side of the insect. Where are the mouth parts? Does this insect have jaws, a beak, mouth hooks? How does it eat?
Based on those pictures only, it will be difficult.
What is the size of this creature ?
Can you find more of them, and take a picture of a similar creature? If they are abundant can you take a picture of the general area? Is there damage to plants and animals that appears to be caused by this insect?
Hello
Can you tell us more about it ?
Where does it comme from ? Country ? Area ? Altitude ? Depth ? Habitat (marine, terrestrial)? Support (vegetal, animal) ?
What is its size ?
It looks like a coccoid bug belonging to family Monophlebidae (Margarodidae to some), probably in the genus Margarodes. See the image in the link below:
http://www.idtools.org/id/scales/img/Families/Margarodidae/Margarodidae.html?iframe=true&width=100%&height=100%
Your specimen is much more hairy but the other morphology agrees.
And on this generic revision of Margarodidae you have many illustrations that are similar to your specimen:
http://www.zoologie.umh.ac.be/asef/pdf/2005_41_01/compact/Foldi_ASEF_2005_41_1_81_125_compact.pdf
Hope this helps,
Regards,
Antonio
Hello! The depicted insect should represent a female member of Margarodidae or a nearly related Coccoid scale insect.
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