Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 09-11-2014 18:04
#1
Oribatida?
2011.I.14 - Póvoa Dão - Silgueiros - Viseu - PORTUGAL
Saw in rotten wood. Around 1 mm size.
Posted by Tony Irwin on 09-11-2014 23:06
#2
Yes, one of the "higher families" of Oribatida. The nymphs (and sometimes the adults) will carry the younger larval and nymphal skins on their backs - these skins or "scalps" have their original bristles, so the mite looks very bristly indeed.