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Metaseiulus relictus

Metaseiulus relictus

Chile
Status
Not Evaluated

IUCN conservation assessment category

Habitat
Various biomes

Primary ecological niche & biome

Diet
Omnivorous

Dietary type and primary food source

Activity
Diurnal

Diurnal, nocturnal, or active patterns

Scientific Summary

GBIF Taxonomic Backbone & Wikipedia Registry Profile

Type locality. Holotype female, collected on 24 March 2014, from Parque National Fray Jorge, Coquimbo, Chile, on Escallonia illinita C. Presl, associated with Brevipalpus sp. Deposited at Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura “ Luiz de Queiroz ”, Universidade de São Paulo. One paratype female and three paratype males, same collection records as holotype; all deposited at Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura “ Luiz de Queiroz ”, Universidade de São Paulo; 11 paratype females and 6 paratype males, on Senecio sp., other collection records same as holotype, deposited at Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Santiago to Chile.
Biology & Conservation

Scientific field studies are ongoing to establish comprehensive biological records for this species, including precise wild population estimates, dietary distributions, typical lifespans, and specific daily activity patterns. Taxonomic details have been successfully categorized under the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) backbone index, and deeper environmental analysis is active to catalog its behavior and conservation profile within its native biomes.

Energy & Activity Profile
Habitat & Adaptation Index
Quick Facts
Native RangeChile
Habitat RangeGlobal
Lifespan
StatusData Deficient
ScientificMetaseiulus relictus
Registry Info
LifespanUnknown
KingdomAnimalia
FamilyPhytoseiidae