Steatonyssus periblepharus Kolenati, 1858
a bat mite
Steatonyssus periblepharusKolenati, 1858 - a bat mite, Female - with old blood meal - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Image 0008: Female - with old blood meal - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)

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Magnification photomicrographphotomicrograph
Photographed On a microscope slide
Specimen prep Fresh specimen
Lighting/focus Styrofoam cup diffuser
Background silver background
Image post-processing Stacked image (38 frames) combined in Zerene Stacker
Faults Knocked out with ethyl acetate, but the front legs contracted during the stack.
Equipment used Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Olympus BX53 microscope.
Microscope Objective x4 UPlanFLN obj
Extension tubes 36mm ext.
Photographer Malcolm Storey
Image Copyright Copyright © Malcolm Storey, 2018, www.bioimages.org.uk. Some rights reserved.
High resolution image available Yes
Image Reference P138374
Found as Adult female
Date 14 Oct 2018
OS grid ref SY99
Lat/Lon 50° 40' N, 2° 0' W
Location Dorset, VC9, England
Voucher 14 Oct 2018[F]
Record summary Dark brown female, on Soprano Pipistrelle
Associated organism on live wing of Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Return to Record page Steatonyssus periblepharus on 14 Oct 2018 at SY99 in Dorset
Return to Taxon page Steatonyssus periblepharus
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