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Fig. 5. Locustacarus buchneri larviform male, ventral view; DIC.

Fig. 6. Locustacarus buchneri larviform male, dorsal view; phase contrast.

Fig. 7. Locustacarus buchneri larviform male, ventral view; phase contrast.

Fig. 1. Macrocheles muscaedomesticae female, dorsal view.

Fig. 2. Macrocheles muscaedomesticae female, ventral view.

Fig. 3. Macrocheles muscadomesticae female, dorsal idiosoma.

Fig. 4. Macrocheles muscadomesticae female idiosoma, ventral view.

Fig. 5. Macrocheles muscadomesticae female sternal shield.

Fig. 6. Macrocheles muscadomesticae female peritreme.

Fig. 7. Macrocheles muscadomesticae female gnathosoma, ventral view.

Fig. 1. Medeus ithacaensis paratype phoretic deutonymph, dorsal view; phase contrast.

Fig. 2. Medeus ithacaensis paratype phoretic deutonymph, ventral view; phase contrast.

Fig. 3. Medeus ithacaensis holotype phoretic deutonymph, dorsal view; DIC.

Fig. 4. Medeus ithacaensis hototype phoretic deutonymph, ventral view; DIC.

Fig. 5. Medeus ithacaensis holotype phoretic deutonymph legs I-II, dorsal view.

Fig. 6. Medeus ithacaensis holotype phoretic deutonymph legs I-II, ventral view.

Fig. 7. Medeus ithacaensis holotype phoretic deutonymph legs III-IV, dorsal view.

Fig. 8. Medeus ithacaensis holotype phoretic deutonymph legs III-IV, ventral view.

Fig. 9. Medeus vesparius paratype female, dorsal view.

Fig. 10. Medeus vesparius paratype female, ventral view.

Fig. 11. Medeus vesparius paratype male, ventral view.

Fig. 12. Medeus vesparius paratype female, optical section between ventral and dorsal sides.

Fig. 13. Medeus vesparius paratype female prodorsum.

Fig. 14. Medeus vesparius paratype female leg I, dorsal view.

Fig. 15. Medeus vesparius paratype female legs III-IV, ventral view.

Fig. 16. Medeus vesparius paratype male legs III-IV, dorsal view.

Fig. 17. Phoretic deutonymphs of Medeus ithacaensis on bee Anthophora abrupta; photo by Lindsey Seastone & Laura Hartmann, ITP.

Fig. 18. Phoretic deutonymphs of Medeus ithacaensis on bee Anthophora bomboides.

Fig. 1. Melichares agilis female, dorsal view.

Fig. 2. Melichares agilis female, ventral view.

Fig. 3. Melichares agilis female dorsal shield.

Fig. 4. Melichares agilis female epigynal shield.