EEB Invertebrate Collection Database

INV-6580 Tropicoseius wetmorei (Baker & Yunker, 1964)

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Accession No.	INV-6580
Genus	Tropicoseius
Species	wetmorei
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.	79-1105
Endangered	No
CITES Listed	No
Source of Accepted Name
Taxon ID Notes	notes in original slide box note by R. Colwell that species was really T. wetmorei; also Proctolaelaps sp.

Type Specimen	No
Kind	Slide
Slide No.
Preservation	Hoyer's
Preparation Notes
Molecular Voucher	No
Life Cycle Stage	Adult(s)
Body Part/Product
Sex
Specimen Lot	Yes
Mixed Lot	No
Mixed Lot Taxa
Quantity	2
Verbatim Label Text	COSTA RICA: Heredia,/ Sarapiqui, Finca La Selva,/ 20-VIII-1979/ Ex Heliconia mathiasiae/ coll. W.J. Kress/ 79-1105 [left label]; Rhinoseius/ kaliszewskii/ sp. nov./ PARATYPE [female sign]/ + Proctolaelaps sp. [right label]
Citation
Deposited By	Robert K. Colwell
Identified By	Robert K. Colwell
Location in Collection	Dry Room
Condition	good
Specimen Notes

Country	Costa Rica
Primary Subdivision (State/Province)	Heredia
Secondary Subdivision (Region/County/Parish)	Sarapiquí
Municipality (City/Town)	La Selva
Body of Water
Locality Details	Biological Station La Selva
Coordinates
Elevation
Locality Notes

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

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