Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) elaeis

Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) elaeisA mite recorded from Cameroon.What does it look like?In the single female holotype examined in the 2008 revision, the dorsal shield is strongly reticulate.Where and how does it live?The single female holotype was collected on Elaeis guineensis in one event on 6 February 1991, 27 km southwest of Ngoulemakong, Cameroon.In the single female holotype examined in the 2008 revision, the sternal shield is smooth and bears three pairs of setae.In the single female holotype examined in the 2008 revision, the spermathecal calyx is cup-shaped.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.