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 10.5281/zenodo.201690 a5f0da38-7af0-482e-9d06-cb70456e8d9f 1175-5326 201690 Amblyseius herbicolus (Chant) Typhlodromus ( Amblyseius ) herbicolus Chant, 1959 : 84 . Amblyseius herbicolus .— Denmark & Muma, 1975 : 285 ; Daneshvar & Denmark , 1982 : 5 ; McMurtry & Moraes, 1984 : 34 ; Denmark & Muma, 1989 : 59 ; Moraes et al ., 1991 : 118 ; Aponte & McMurtry, 1993 : 150 ; Moraes et al . 2000 : 239 ; Denmark et al ., 1999 : 27 ; Quilici et al ., 2000 : 98 ; Kreiter et al. , 2006 : 9 . Amblyseius amitae Battacharyya, 1968 : 677 (synonymy according to Denmark & Muma, 1989 ). Amblyseius deleoni Muma et al ., 1970 : 68 (synonymy according to Daneshvar & Denmark , 1982 ). Amblyseius impactus Chaudhri, 1968: 553 (synonymy according to Daneshvar & Denmark , 1982 ). Specimens examined. Jarabacoa (Cordillera Central), 30-IX-2008 , one female on Cecropia peltata L. ( Cecropiaceae ). Remarks. Species with a wide geographical distribution, including tropical, subtropical and Mediterranean areas in Central and South America , Caribbean Islands, Canary Islands, Iberian Peninsula, Angola , Kenya , South Africa , Iran , India , Southeastern Asia, China , Papua New Guinea , Queensland ( Australia ) and Hawaii ( USA ). The setal measurements of a single female collected correspond quite well to the values given by Schicha (1981) .