Tropicoseius colwelli ( Hunter, 1972 )
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.176933 |
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Tropicoseius colwelli ( Hunter, 1972 ) |
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Tropicoseius colwelli ( Hunter, 1972)
This species appears to be endemic to Costa Rica. It was collected there from flowers of Centropogon spp. ( Campanulaceae ) and Tropaeolum spp. ( Tropaeolaceae ). It was found also on the hummingbirds Campylopterus hemileucurus mellitus and Eugenes fulgens spectabilis (Lawrence, 1867) ( Hunter, 1972; Naskrecki & Colwell, 1998).
Material examined. Twenty females, 2 homeomorphic males, 2 deutonymphs and 1 protonymph from 4 hummingbird feeders at Turrialba Lodge, Costa Rica, August 2, 2004, coll. I. Literak.
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