An annotated catalogue of mites and ticks (Acari) in Fiji Author Fan, Qing-Hai text Zootaxa 2024 2024-07-26 5486 3 351 387 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5486.3.3 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5486.3.3 1175-5326 B5D56397-7411-4251-8371-704BF4759BB8 Pyemotes ventricosus (Newport, 1850) Host/habitat : Levuana iridescens ( Zygaenidae ), Promecotheca bicolor , P . caerulipennis , P . opacicollis and P . reichei ( Chrysomelidae ). Distribution: Unspecified ( Tothill 1927 ; Swaine 1971 ), all the larger islands and Lau group ( Taylor 1936 , 1937 ). Remarks: This species was first recorded from Fiji as Pediculoides ventricosus by A.G. Carment in 1921 (noted by Taylor 1937 ).