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 Typhlodromips dentilis ( De Leon) Typhlodromus dentilis De Leon, 1959b : 105. Amblyseius ( Typhlodromopsis ) dentilis .— Muma, 1961: 287. Typhlodromips dentilis .— Muma et al ., 1970 : 82 ; Denmark & Andrews, 1981 : 149 ; McMurtry, 1983: 149; Moraes et al ., 1986 : 139 ; Denmark et al ., 1999 : 42 . Amblyseius dentilis .— Moraes et al ., 1991 : 122 . Specimens examined. Las Galeras (Peninsula de Samaná), 3-X-2008 , five females and three males on an unidentified liana. Remarks. This species has previously been recorded from Costa Rica , El Salvador , Florida ( USA ) and Honduras . The five females measured are similar to the holotype except for the shorter setae j3 (29 µm long in the holotype ), Z1 and S2 (27 µm in the holotype ) and StIV (61 µm in the holotype ). The length of the spermathecal calyx is close to what was reported by Moraes et al . (1991) for specimens from Cuba . Dorsal shield is distinctly imbricate in Dominican specimens, as it was mentioned by Moraes et al (1991) for specimens from Colombia . Although Muma et al . (1970) illustrate T . dentilis as having a smooth dorsal shield; later Muma (1975: 63) stated that this species has the dorsal scutum imbricate. Measurements of females collected are: dorsal shield, 316 µm long (300– 326) and 183 wide (176–188); ventrianal shield, 106 µm long (103–108) and 97 wide (95–100). Setae j1: 23 (22– 25), j3: 22 (20–24), j4, j5: 13 (12–14), j6: 15 (14–15), J2: 20 (19–20), J5: 8, z2: 16 (16–17), z4: 18 (17–19), z5: 14 (14–15), Z1: 21 (20–22), Z4: 45 (43–46), Z5: 72 (68–76), s4: 26 (25–28), S2: 20 (20–21), S4: 16 (16–17), S5: 14 (12–15), r3: 13 (12–14), R1: 17 (16–18), Sge IV: 32 (30–43), Sti IV: 14 (13–14), St IV: 52 (50–54). Cervix of spermatheca about 30 µm long.