Proctolaelaps grandis (Chant, 1963) new combination

Melichares grandis Chant, 1963: 295 .

Melichares grandis .— Farrier & Hennessey, 1993: 40.

TYPE DEPOSITORY: United States National Museum, Washington DC, USA. TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Laredo, Texas, USA, on bromeliad plants [Plantae: Bromeliaceae] imported from Tacubaya, Mexico.