Scanning electron micrographs of Blomia tropicalis (Acari:Astigmata: Echimyopodidae), a common house dust mite in Malaysia

Many finer taxonomic characters of Blomia tropicalis are not distinctly visible under conventional light microscopy. Scanning electron micrographs of this mite are therefore presented in this paper for better appreciation of the inconspicuous features of the morphology of the species. The differences in morphology of male and female B. tropicalis are also briefly discussed.