title: Mites and ticks (Acari) in Shanxi Province, China: an annotated checklist.
abstract: This paper reviews the research on mites and ticks in Shanxi Province before 1 January 2015. We provided a checklist of 189 species belonging to 4 orders-Ixodida: 24 species in 2 families and 9 genera; Mesostigmata: 74 species in 12 families and 34 genera; Sarcoptiformes: 17 species in 10 families and 14 genera and Trombidiformes: 74 species in 15 families and 47 genera. Information on the host/habitat and distribution is given for each species. Historical mistakes in records are corrected and the classification of the known species is updated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agriculture, Shanxi Agriculture University, Taigu, China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Agriculture, Shanxi Agriculture University, Taigu, China; Email: qinghai.fan@mpi.govt.nz.
authors.forename: Sheng-Cai
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Plant Health & Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries, Auckland, New Zealand; Email: qinghai.fan@mpi.govt.nz.
authors.forename: Qing-Hai
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D008925:Mites / Q000145:classification*; D010271:Parasites / Q000145:classification; D013045:Species Specificity; D013987:Ticks / Q000145:classification*