Chant, 1959 : 54 Chant & Baker , 1965 : 8 McMurtry & Moraes, 1989 : 179 Paraseiulella tropica Muma 1961 : 294 Typhlodromina tropica Denmark & Muma, 1973 : 273 Moraes et al ., 1986 : 240 El-Banhawy, 1976 : 532 McMurtry & Moraes, 1989 : 179 Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from vineyards in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil Ferla, Noeli Juarez Johann, Liana Klock, Crisna Majolo, Fernanda Botton, Marcos Zootaxa 2011 2976 15 31 7DD3G Chant, 1959 Chant 1959 [151,607,1199,1225] Arachnida Phytoseiidae Typhlodromina Animalia Mesostigmata 11 26 Arthropoda species tropica     Typhlodromus tropicus  Chant, 1959: 54;  Chant & Baker, 1965: 8;  McMurtry & Moraes, 1989: 179.  Paraseiulella tropica. —  Muma 1961: 294.    Typhlodromina tropica. —   Denmark& Muma, 1973: 273;  Moraes et al., 1986: 240.  Typhlodromina aristidesi  El-Banhawy, 1976: 532;  McMurtry & Moraes, 1989: 179. (synonymy by Chant & Yoshida-Shaul, 1983b).  Specimens examined.BENTO GONÇALVES: Merlot, V. vinifera, Leaf, IV-2007(1).   Measurements.370 dorsal shield length and 255 width, j1 10, j3 37, j4 32, j5 30, j6 45, J2 45, J 5 5, 27z2, z3 42, z4 50, z5 35, Z4 65, Z5 60, s4 57, s6 62, 70 S2, S5 45, r3 25, R1 17, St1-St3 57, St2-St2 67, GG 75, ventrianal shield 105 long, 75 wide and 70 posterior wide, spermatheca cervix 25.  Previous records in Brazil.São Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul (  Denmark& Muma, 1973; Ferla & Moraes, 2002).