Paraphytoseius horrifer

Paraphytoseius horriferThis phytoseiid mite is recorded on Réunion Island.What does it look like?In the 12 preserved adult females examined in this study, dorsal setae S5 are absent.Where and how does it live?In a December 2016 collection on Réunion Island, seven females were found on Desmodium incanum.In the 12 preserved adult females examined in this study, genu I lacks a distinctly short, thick, spatulate macroseta.In the 12 preserved adult females examined in this study, the fixed cheliceral digit had 11 teeth, excluding its terminal hook.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.