Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) of the Dominican Republic, with a re-definition of the genus Typhloseiopsis De Leon Author Ferragut, Francisco Author Moraes, Gilberto Jose Author Navia, Denise text Zootaxa 2011 2997 37 53 journal article 47026 10.5281/zenodo.201690 a5f0da38-7af0-482e-9d06-cb70456e8d9f 1175-5326 201690 Phytoseius averrhoae De Leon Phytoseius ( Pennaseius ) averrhoae De Leon, 1965b : 16. Phytoseius ( Phytoseius ) averrhoae . Denmark , 1966 : 38 . Phytoseius averrhoae .— Moraes et al ., 1991 : 133 ; Ferla & Moraes, 1998 : 651 ; Guanilo et al ., 2008a : 50 . Specimens examined. Las Galeras (Peninsula de Samaná), 3-X-2008 , two females and one male on Solanum sp. ( Solanaceae ); four females on an unidentified plant; one female on Phyllostylon brasiliense Capanema (Ulmaceae) . Remarks. This species has previously been recorded from Brazil , Ecuador , Guyana and Perú . The measurements of the specimens collected are very close to those reported in the original description and in the re-descriptions by Denmark (1966) and Moraes et al . (1991) for specimens from British Guyana and Ecuador , respectively. Measurements of four females examined are: Dorsal shield, 239 µm long (230–248), 109 µm wide (105–112). Setae j1: 15 (15–16), j3: 26 (25–27), j4, j5, j6, J2: 7 (6–8), J5: 7 (6–7), z2: 8 (8–9), z3: 37 (34–38), z4: 10 (10–11), z5: 8, Z4: 43 (42–44), Z5: 51 (50–52), s4: 42 (41–44), s6: 56 (53–58), r3: 32 (30–36), R1: 13 (11–16), JV5: 34 (30– 36), St IV: 19 (18–20).