madam one of the PhD student of Prof. Dr. S Anser Rizvi worke on ticks and mites of this region.
This is a mesostigmata, but need a ventral view to do a better identification!
I think It is phytoseiid mite and need clearing slides for identification.
Hi, I think this is a species of Ameroseidae family (Mesostigmata),...
could you take some pictures with a microscope? Dorsal view and ventral view, also detail picture of the ventral plates. Mesostigmata, too many setae on the dorsal shield to be a Phytoseiidae.
I think this is Ameroseidae. Have you any photo or picture ventral or corniculi?
The image is not clear enough to have a good decision. Seems to be a mix of the posterior dorsal and the ventrianal shields.
If not, and is a dorsal view ... well, seems to have a dorsal anal aperture (!?!?).
So, give us more details and a better image, please.
Seams Superfamily Phytoseioidea, perhaps, but is a guess Blattisociidae.
Hope he can take better pictures.
Best wishes
Marcelo
From the figure my guess is that it might be the mesostigmate mite Kleemannia plumosus (Oudemans). I know it from decaying hay and cereals. You may read about this species in Hughes M 1976. The mites of stored food and houses page 337.
Yes Dr Thorkil I have not this book but inform Dr Kazmi to compare their specimens that this species has been redescribed recently check:
A new species of Ameroseius Berlese
from Brazil, redescriptions of
Ameroseius plumosus (Oudemans) and
Ameroseius plumigera (Oudemans)
(Acari: Mesostigmata: Ameroseiidae)
based on the examination of type
material. Journal of Natural History. by Narita & al 2013
Best wishes
Marcelo
General shape of ameroseiids. More pictures needed for both sides. Away from Phytoseiidae. For your knowledge, some researchers use subgenera (Kleemania & Ameroseius) under the genus Ameroseius based on the number and position of the preanal setae ventrally, while other do not (all species in one genus Ameroseius). Good luck!
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