Proprioseiopsis ovatus

Proprioseiopsis ovatusThis phytoseiid mite is recorded on Réunion Island.What does it look like?In the 12 preserved adult females examined in this study, the dorsal shield was 328–400 micrometres long.Where and how does it live?In a February 2017 collection on Réunion Island, one female was found on Ipomoea nil.In the 12 preserved adult females examined in this study, the fixed cheliceral digit had 6–7 teeth, excluding its terminal hook.In the 12 preserved adult females examined in this study, the macroseta on basitarsus IV was 73–105 micrometres long.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.