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Smarididae non det.
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Taxonomy
Predatory Mite
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda Latreille, 1829
Class: Arachnida Lamarck, 1801
Order: Trombidiformes Reuter, 1909
Family: Smarididae Vitzthum, 1929
Genus: Indet.
Species: Indet.
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Mesozoic
Period: Cretaceous
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Late
International Age: Cenomanian (earliest)
Stratigraphy
unknown formation
Provenance
Acquired by: Purchase/Trade
Dimensions
Length: 4 mm
Location
Hkamti mine
Hkamti (District)
Sagaing (Region)
Burma
Comments
Taxonomy according to GBIF:
Smarididae are large predatory mites with long oval bodies that are clearly pointed at the front. The (recent) predatory mites are usually red in color and densely hairy with slender, sometimes very long legs. They have either one or two pairs of eyes.
Identified by Dr. J. Dunlop (Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science in Berlin, Germany) and Dr. J. Makol (Department of Invertebrate Systematics and Ecology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland) as Smarididae indet.References:
Dunlop, Jason A., Frahnert, Konrad, and Makol, Joanna (2018). A giant mite in Cretaceous Burmese amber. Foss. Rec., 21, 285–290.
Wohltmann, Andreas (2010). Notes on the Taxonomy and Biology of Smarididae (Acari: Prostigmata: Parasitengona). Annales Zoologici, 60(3):355-381.
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