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Eurypodidae
Eurypodidae

Eurypodidae

Found under rocks Tairua NZ

Eupodidae

Eupodidae

Under log, grassland, East Portlemouth, S. Devon, Aug 2016

Eupodidae

Eupodidae

Under bark, regenerating bush, Tairua, NZ Mar 2016

Linopodes sp.

Linopodes sp.

In brick, Shapwick Heath, Somerset, Aug 2013

Podothrombium

Podothrombium

Under stones, grassland, East Portlemouth, S Devon UK, Sept 2016

Podothrombium nymph

Podothrombium nymph

Under stones, grassland, East Portlemouth, S Devon UK, Sept 2016

Penthaleidae/earth mite

Penthaleidae/earth mite

Under log, rainforest, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia May 2016

Bdellidae

Bdellidae

Cradle Mountain National Park, Tasmania, Oct 2014

Bdellidae, poss Spinibdella sp.

Bdellidae, poss Spinibdella sp.

Blue Lake, Rotarua, NZ May 2014

Labidostomatidae

Labidostomatidae

Under log in mixed forest, near Thames, NZ Feb 2016

Bdellidae

Bdellidae

Under stones, Slapton, S Devon Oct 2016

Trombidoidea

Trombidoidea

Under wood, Montagu, NW Tasmania, March 2014

Bdellidae nymph, poss new genus

Bdellidae nymph, poss new genus

Under stones, predating on Collembola, shoreline, Montagu, NW Tasmania, April 2015

Bdellidae, poss new genus

Bdellidae, poss new genus

Under stones, shoreline, Montagu, NW Tasmania, April 2015

Trombidoidea

Trombidoidea

Under bark, Quintana Roo Botanic Gardens, Mexico, Oct 2016

Trombidoidea

Trombidoidea

Under wood, UNAM Botanic Gardens, Mexico City, Mexico, Oct 2016

Calyptostoma velutinus

Calyptostoma velutinus

Under wood, East Portlemouth, S Devon, UK July 2016

Calyptostoma velutinus

Calyptostoma velutinus

Under wood, East Portlemouth, S Devon, UK July 2016

Calyptostoma sp. (Parasitengona)

Calyptostoma sp. (Parasitengona)

Feeding with eversible mouthparts, Lamington National Park, Queensland Australia May 2016

Erythaeidae

Erythaeidae

Under log, regenerating Sclerophyll forest, Penguin, NW Tasmania, March 2014

Erythaeidae with Erythaeidae larva (Parasitengona)

Erythaeidae with Erythaeidae larva (Parasitengona)

Under log, regenerating Sclerophyll forest, Penguin, NW Tasmania, March 2014

Erythaeidae with Parisotoma sp. Collembola

Erythaeidae with Parisotoma sp. Collembola

Feeding, under log, UNAM Botanic Gardens, Mexico City, Mexico Oct 2016

Labidostomatidae

Labidostomatidae

Under bark, Arthur's Pass, NZ, June 2014

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Eurypodidae
Eupodidae
Eupodidae
Linopodes sp.
Podothrombium
Podothrombium nymph
Penthaleidae/earth mite
Bdellidae
Bdellidae, poss Spinibdella sp.
Labidostomatidae
Bdellidae
Trombidoidea
Bdellidae nymph, poss new genus
Bdellidae, poss new genus
Trombidoidea
Trombidoidea
Calyptostoma velutinus
Calyptostoma velutinus
Calyptostoma sp. (Parasitengona)
Erythaeidae
Erythaeidae with Erythaeidae larva (Parasitengona)
Erythaeidae with Parisotoma sp. Collembola
Labidostomatidae
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