Sejus_bdelloides_Leica_z16APOA_5x_LeicaDFC490_ventr

Mite in historic Baltic amber piece stored in the Berlin Museum of Natural History, collection number MB.A.1634 (<i>ex</i> Berendt collection no. 7279). Dark, crumbling piece; mite is situated deep in it. The low image quality results from the depth and turbidity of amber.<br><br>Image stacks are obtained with Leica z16APOA microscope with 5x lens; LED illumination (both incident and transmitted), and LeicaDFC490 camera. Cordial thanks to Birger Neuhaus for his help with the optics. Mite length is approximately 650 micrometers.<br><br>Name is considered nomen dubium by Dunlop et al. (2018). The fossil belongs to Prostigmata, most probably Anystina, NOT Parasitiformes.<br>Dunlop, J.A., Walter, D.E., Kontschán, J. (2018) A putative fossil sejid mite (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata) in Baltic amber re-identified as an anystine (Acariformes: Prostigmata). Acarologia, 58, 665–672. <br>