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Steatonyssus periblepharus Kolenati, 1858
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Image 0004: Female - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background
| Note | Bright red from recent blood meal, the dark spots are the beginnings of digestion. |
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| Magnification |  photomicrograph |
| Photographed | On a microscope slide |
| Specimen prep | Fresh specimen |
| Lighting/focus | Styrofoam cup diffuser |
| Background | silver background |
| Image post-processing | Stacked image (54 frames) combined in Zerene Stacker |
| Faults | Killed with cyanide from chopped laurel leaves |
| Equipment used | Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Olympus BX53 microscope. |
| Microscope Objective | x10 UPlanFLN obj |
| Photographer | Malcolm Storey |
| Image Copyright | Copyright © Malcolm Storey, 2018, www.bioimages.org.uk. Some rights reserved. |
| High resolution image available | Yes |
| Image Reference | P138381 |
| 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[E] |
| Record summary | Bright red female, on female Soprano Pipistrelle |
| Associated organism | on live nose 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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