Phytoseius crinitus

Phytoseius crinitusThis phytoseiid mite is recorded on Réunion Island.What does it look like?In the 5 preserved adult females examined in this study, the dorsal shield was 280–295 micrometres long.Where and how does it live?In a December 2016 collection on Réunion Island, three females were found on Terminalia catappa.In the 5 preserved adult females examined in this study, the fixed cheliceral digit had 3 teeth, excluding its terminal hook.In the 5 preserved adult females examined in this study, the macroseta on basitarsus IV was 28–30 micrometres long.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.