Petrobia latens (Müller, 1776), Muller, 1776

Ma, Min, Li, Sheng-Cai & Fan, Qing-Hai, 2015, Mites and ticks (Acari) in Shanxi Province, China: an annotated checklist, Zootaxa 4006 (1), pp. 1-39 : 26

168. Petrobia latens (Müller, 1776)

Host/Habitat. Avena sativa (oat), Cryptomeria fortunei (Japanese cedar), Daucus carota sativus (carrot), Fragaria ananassa (strawberry), Glycine max (bean), Gossypium hirsutum (upland cotton), grass of Gramineae , Hordeum vulgare (barley), Malus domestica (apple tree), Medicago sativa (alfalfa), Morus alba (white mulberry), Phragmites communis (reed), Prunus persica (peach), Puccinellia distans (weeping alkali grass), Sophora japonica (Chinese scholar), Triticum aestivum (common wheat), weeds, Ziziphus jujuba (jujube).

Distribution. Jinzhong ( Song et al. 1996; Wang et al. 2010); Linfen ( Jing et al. 1992); Ruicheng ( Chen 2010); southern Shanxi (Wang et al. 2010); Wanrong (Wang et al 1985); Yuncheng (Qian & Yuan 1980; Zhang & Zhong 1957); Shanxi ( Wang 1981b; Ma et al. 1984; Pu et al. 2010); Xiexian ( Zhang & Zhong 1957).

Remarks. Qian & Yuan (1980) recorded the species as Petrobia Iatens [sic].