Steatonyssus periblepharus Kolenati, 1858
a bat mite

Steatonyssus periblepharusKolenati, 1858 - a bat mite, Female - cleared specimen - dorsal surface - close-up - magnified - silver background

Please quote P138384 in any enquiries regarding this image.

For contact details see Conditions of use

Magnification  photomicrographphotomicrograph
Photographed Microscope preparation
Specimen prep Cleaned out and cleared specimen
Mounted in Lactophenol
Lighting/focus Differential Interference Contrast (DIC)
Background silver background
Image post-processing Stacked image (24 frames) combined in Zerene Stacker
Faults Partial stack of 18J14F_A.
Equipment used Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Olympus BX53 microscope.
Microscope Objective x20 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 P138384
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
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Unless otherwise expressly stated, all original material on the BioImages website by Malcolm Storey is licensed under the above Creative Commons Licence.

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)