Oribatida—immature stage (see Major Mite Taxa Key)
Prodorsum with 1 pair of variously formed trichobothria and usually 5 pairs of setae, naso and/or eyes rarely present, legs ending in a single claw without rays, opisthonotal gland often present.
The immature stages of some oribatid mites may be confused with Endeostigmata.
Author: David E. Walter
Content last updated Sept. 2006, unless indicated otherwise
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