Colomerus novahebridensis Keifer, 1977

Navia, Denise, Gondim, Manoel G. C. & De, Gilberto J., 2007, Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) associated with palm trees, Zootaxa 1389, pp. 1-30 : 10

Colomerus novahebridensis Keifer, 1977

Type host: Cocos nucifera L.

Type locality: Saraoutou, Santo and New Hebrides Islands

Other locality: India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Bangalore, Karnataka); widely distributed in Southeast Asia and Oceania ( Hall et al. 1980; Kang 1981; Mallik et al. 2003)

Plant part: under bract of ripe fruit

Remarks: reported to cause damage to coconut in the Philippines ( Moore & Howard 1996), but not to affect yield in Malaysia ( Kang 1981).