Tropicoseius colwelli (Hunter, 1972)

This species appears to be endemic to Costa Rica. It was collected there from flowers of Centropogon spp. ( Campanulaceae) and Tropaeolum spp. ( Tropaeolaceae). It was found also on the hummingbirds Campylopterus hemileucurus mellitus and Eugenes fulgens spectabilis (Lawrence, 1867) (Hunter, 1972; Naskrecki & Colwell, 1998).

Material examined. Twenty females, 2 homeomorphic males, 2 deutonymphs and 1 protonymph from 4 hummingbird feeders at Turrialba Lodge, Costa Rica, August 2, 2004, coll. I. Literak.