Mites and ticks (Acari) in Shanxi Province, China: an annotated checklist
Ma, M.; Li, S-Cai.; Fan, Q-Hai.
Zootaxa 4006(1): 1-39
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1175-5326 PMID: 26623756 Document Number: 681437
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.