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| Record Summary | parasitic mites, under wings, on tergites of Poecilus versicolor |
| Found as | Adult female |
| Date | 8 July 2011 |
| Associated organism | Poecilus versicolor |
| OS grid ref | OSGR: SS58 |
| Lat/Lon | 51° 30’ N, 4° 10’ W |
| Vice County | Glam, VC no: 41 |
| Country | Wales |
| Voucher | 8 Jul 2011[Z] (Please quote this in any queries about this record) |
Notes: Matthew Shepherd says "These Podapolipid mites are weird as heck. When those eggs hatch some are immobile males and some are mobile 6-legged female larvae. They mate (AS LARVAE!) and the larval females abandon the stranded males (who die, presumably!) and go off in search of a new host. They then moult into adulthood and become much bigger and sac-like, lose most of their legs, feed on the host haemolymph and produce large numbers of eggs. Isn’t nature beautiful?"
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