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Rainbowia sp.
A large soft-bodied mite about 10 mm with a bluish maroon body which lacked segmentation. The 4 pairs of long legs had five segments and were red.
Spotted on a silver wattle (Acacia dealbata) in a park
Adults have 4 pairs of legs as mites are arachnids but larval forms have just 3 pairs in this species.
Class: ARACHNIDA
informal Acari
order TROMBIDIFORMES
suborder PROSTIGMATA
Spotted on Nov 5, 2020
Submitted on Nov 6, 2020
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