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Yellow Sac Spider Cheira The species collected in your Malaise trap are listed below. They are organized by group and are listed in the order of the 'Species Image Library'. ‘New’ refers to species that are brand new to our DNA barcode library. 'Rare' refers to species that were only collected in your trap out of all 68 that were deployed for the program. BIN Group (scientific name) Species Common Name Scientific Name New Rare BOLD:AAB7601 Spiders (Araneae) Yellow sac spider Cheiracanthium mildei BOLD:ACE5877 Spiders (Araneae) Dwarf spider Erigone atra BOLD:AAN6706 Mites (Arachnida) Ascid mite Ascidae BOLD:ABW5651 Mites (Arachnida) Mite Digamasellidae BOLD:ACF9074 Mites (Arachnida) Moss mite Oribatulidae BOLD:ACL8936 Mites (Arachnida) Spider mite Tetranychidae BOLD:AAH3904 Mites (Arachnida) Tydeid mite Tydeus BOLD:AAB7915 Springtails (Collembola) Globular springtail Deuterosminthurus BOLD:ABA9954 Beetles (Coleoptera) Silken fungus beetle Cryptophagus BOLD:AAG1996 Flies (Diptera) Wood gnat Sylvicola BOLD:AAG2000 Flies (Diptera) Wood gnat Anisopodidae BOLD:AAA3453 Flies (Diptera) Seedcorn maggot Delia platura BOLD:AAP2967 Flies (Diptera) Root-maggot fly Hylemya BOLD:AAG2479 Flies (Diptera) Root-maggot fly Pegomya BOLD:ABW1310 Flies (Diptera) Root-maggot fly Anthomyiidae BOLD:ABV3853 Flies (Diptera) Sap fly Aulacigaster neoleucopeza BOLD:ABY7153 Flies (Diptera) Blow fly Calliphora livida BOLD:AAB0868 Flies (Diptera) Shiny blue bottle fly Cynomya cadaverina BOLD:AAG6745 Flies (Diptera) Cluster fly Pollenia pediculata BOLD:AAH3040 Flies (Diptera) Cluster fly Pollenia vagabunda BOLD:ABA1223 Flies (Diptera) Gall midge Cecidomyiidae BOLD:AAB4657 Flies (Diptera) Non-biting midge Chironomus maturus BOLD:AAX0836 Flies (Diptera) Non-biting midge Heterotrissocladius changi BOLD:AAN5369 Flies (Diptera) Non-biting midge Heterotrissocladius BOLD:ABU5525 Flies (Diptera) Non-biting midge Limnophyes BOLD:AAD7458 Flies (Diptera) Non-biting midge Prodiamesa olivacea BOLD:AAF4817 Flies (Diptera) Non-biting midge Smittia edwardsi BOLD:ACP4736 Flies (Diptera) Non-biting midge Smittia BOLD:AAM7064 Flies (Diptera) Non-biting midge Smittia BOLD:ACU5951 Flies (Diptera) Non-biting midge Smittia BOLD:AAH9641 Flies (Diptera) Non-biting midge Smittia BOLD:ACH0948 Flies (Diptera) Non-biting midge Chironomidae BOLD:ACA4749 Flies (Diptera) Non-biting midge Orthocladiinae BOLD:AAP3767 Flies (Diptera) Non-biting midge Orthocladiinae BOLD:AAG8493 Flies (Diptera) Vinegar fly Drosophilinae BOLD:AAG2736 Flies (Diptera) Shore fly Scatella stagnalis BOLD:AAM7341 Flies (Diptera) Heleomyzid fly Oecothea nr. fenestralis BOLD:AAF9014 Flies (Diptera) Limoniid crane fly Symplecta BOLD:AAG9974 Flies (Diptera) Pointed-winged fly Lonchoptera BOLD:AAG1742 Flies (Diptera) Muscid fly Helina rufitibia BOLD:AAG4893 Flies (Diptera) Fungus gnat Mycetophila BOLD:ABA1225 Flies (Diptera) Scuttle fly Phoridae BOLD:AAF9306 Flies (Diptera) Moth fly Psychoda BOLD:AAH0022 Flies (Diptera) Dung fly Scathophaga furcata BOLD:AAZ2139 Flies (Diptera) Dark-winged fungus gnat Bradysia amoena BOLD:AAV1366 Flies (Diptera) Dark-winged fungus gnat Bradysia fenestralis BOLD:AAV1295 Flies (Diptera) Dark-winged fungus gnat Bradysia BOLD:AAN6431 Flies (Diptera) Dark-winged fungus gnat Scatopsciara atomaria BOLD:ABX9069 Flies (Diptera) Dark-winged fungus gnat Scatopsciara BOLD:AAG7276 Flies (Diptera) Lesser dung fly Leptocera erythrocera BOLD:ACD5782 True bugs (Hemiptera) Jumping plant louse Trioza urticae BOLD:AAA1468 Bees, wasps & ants (Hymenoptera) Wood ant Formica glacialis BOLD:AAA9048 Bees, wasps & ants (Hymenoptera) Ant Lasius BOLD:AAC1302 Bees, wasps & ants (Hymenoptera) False honey ant Prenolepis imparis BOLD:AAG7891 Bees, wasps & ants (Hymenoptera) Platygastrid wasp Telenomus podisi .
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