EEB Invertebrate Collection Database

Accession No.	INV-2093
Genus	Tropicoseius
Species	fidelis
Authority	(OConnor, Colwell & Naeem, 1997)
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Arachnida
Subclass	Acari
Order	Mesostigmata
Suborder	Monogynaspida
Superfamily
Family	Melicharidae
Subfamily
Tribe
Original Collection	Colwell Mites
Original Collection No.
Other No.	25:01:00
Endangered	No
CITES Listed	No
Source of Accepted Name
Taxon ID Notes	fidelis transferred to Tropicoseius

Type Specimen	No
Kind	Slide
Slide No.
Preservation	Hoyer's
Preparation Notes
Molecular Voucher	No
Life Cycle Stage	Adult(s)
Sex	Female
Specimen Lot	No
Mixed Lot	No
Mixed Lot Taxa
Quantity
Verbatim Label Text	Ex #25:1 of 2/ Costus niveo-/ purpureas 1 of 2/ flower 2, infl 1/ 100m down from/ exit, to Cooker Trace/ La Laja, Trinidad/ WI/ 8 III 1987 [left label]; [female sign] R/ fidelis/ OK [right label]
Citation
Deposited By	Robert K. Colwell
Identified By	Robert K. Colwell
Location in Collection	Dry Room
Condition	good
Specimen Notes

Country	Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Primary Subdivision (State/Province)
Secondary Subdivision (Region/County/Parish)
Municipality (City/Town)	Verdant Vale
Body of Water
Locality Details	La Laja, 100m down from exit to Cooker Trace
Coordinates
Elevation
Locality Notes

Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Action	User Name
2022-04-01	Created	K. Menard
2022-04-01	Modified	K. Menard

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