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Thinoseius spinosus


Subspecies
No subspecies are recognized.

Original description
Willmann, 1939

Synonyms
Thinoseius spinosus Willmann, 1939

Identification
Size of the female idiosoma is 750 to 830 micrometers. The males are smaller, mostly around 600 micrometers.

Distribution
Recorded from various places along the Baltic Sea coast. Presumably widely distributed in Europe.

Biology
Usually recorded from washed ashore debris on the sea coast. Also recorded from dunes, shore and calcareous meadows and humid mixed forests (Salmane 2001).









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