EEB Invertebrate Collection Database

INV-4801 Tropicoseius venezuelensis (Baker & Yunker, 1964)

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Accession No.	INV-4801
Genus	Tropicoseius
Species	venezuelensis
Authority	(Baker & Yunker, 1964)
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Arachnida
Subclass	Acari
Order	Mesostigmata
Suborder
Superfamily
Family	Melicharidae
Subfamily
Tribe
Original Collection	Colwell Mites
Original Collection No.
Other No.	88-2364
Endangered	No
CITES Listed	No
Source of Accepted Name
Taxon ID Notes	species transferred to Tropicoseius; 3 different species on slide

Type Specimen	No
Kind	Slide
Slide No.
Preservation	Hoyer's
Preparation Notes
Molecular Voucher	No
Life Cycle Stage
Sex	Female
Specimen Lot	Yes
Mixed Lot	No
Mixed Lot Taxa
Quantity	3
Verbatim Label Text	ECUADOR: Napo, new road/ from cotundo to Coca off of/ Baeza-Tena road, 68km ft/ 27-II-1988/ Ex Heliconia chartacea/ coll. W. J. Kress/ 88-2364 [left label]; Rhinoseius/ venezuelensis [female sign]/ Rhinoseius mathewsoni [male sign]/ Rhinoseius/ bisacculat
Citation
Deposited By	Robert K. Colwell
Identified By
Location in Collection	Dry Room
Condition	good
Specimen Notes

Country	Ecuador
Primary Subdivision (State/Province)	Napo
Secondary Subdivision (Region/County/Parish)
Municipality (City/Town)	Cotundo
Body of Water
Locality Details	Cotundo, new road 68km to Coca off Baeza Tena road
Coordinates
Elevation
Locality Notes

Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Action	User Name
2022-04-01	Created	K. Menard
2025-12-15	Modified	K. Menard

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