Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) grewiae Zannou, Moraes & Oliveira, 2008

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Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) grewiae Zannou, Moraes & Oliveira

Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) grewiae Zannou, Moraes & Oliveira in Ueckermann et al. 2008:

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This species belongs to the singularis species group as setae JV3 are absent on the female and as specimens have shorter dorsal shield setae ( Chant and McMurtry 1994). The biology of that species is totally unknown. It was reported only from Kenya ( Ueckermann et al. 2008) based on a single female specimen.

World distribution: Kenya.

Specimens examined: 3 specimens in total, 2 ♀♀ and 1 ♂. Coconi , Maison de L’Office National des Forêts (156 m aasl, 12°50 ′ 1 ″ S, 45°8 ′ 5 ″ E), 2 ♀♀ on Terminalia catappa L. ( Combretaceae ), 24/XI/2018 ; Combani, gîte du Mont Combani (437 m aasl, 12°48 ′ 23 ″

S, 45°9 ′ 17 ″ E), 1 ♂ on Cananga odorata (Lamark) Hooker & Thomson (Annonaceae) or Ylang-Ylang, 25/XI/2018.

Remarks: the species was mentioned only once from Kenya and described based on a single female specimen. Morphological and morphometric characters and all measurements of our specimens ( Table 6 ) fit well those of the original description by Ueckermann et al. (2008).