title: Plant mites of the Dominican Republic, with a description of a new species of Petrobia (Tetranychina) Wainstein, 1960 (Acari, Prostigmata, Tetranychidae) and a key to the species of this subgenus.
abstract: Fourteen mite species of plant-associated mites of the suborder Prostigmata are reported from the Dominican Republic. Four of these refer to new findings for the country, including Petrobia (Tetranychina) hispaniola n. sp. Sánchez & Flechtmann, described from specimens collected from leaves of Citrus sp. (Rutaceae) and Rosa sp. (Rosaceae). A key for the separation of the world species of Petrobia (Tetranychina) is presented.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Dominicano de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales (IDIAF), C.Postal 10147 Santo Domingo, República Dominicana; Email: leocadiasanchez@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Leocadia Sánchez
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.affiliation: CNPq-Brazil Researcher, Universidade de São Paulo - ESALQ. Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia. C.Postal 9, 13418-900 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.; Email: chwflech@usp.br.
authors.forename: Carlos H W
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Flechtmann
authors.affiliation: CNPq-Brazil Researcher, Universidade de São Paulo - ESALQ. Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia. C.Postal 9, 13418-900 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.; Email: moraesg@usp.br.
authors.forename: Gilberto J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: De Moraes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002957:Citrus / Q000469:parasitology; D004293:Dominican Republic; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000469:parasitology*; D040102:Tetranychidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*