Neoseiulus subreticulatus ( Wu, 1987 )

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Neoseiulus subreticulatus ( Wu, 1987) , a new synonym of Neoseiulus zwoelferi ( Dosse, 1957)

Amblyseius subreticulatus Wu, 1987: 264–266 ; Wu et al., 1997: 78–79; Wu & Ou, 1999: 105.

Amblyseius (Neoseiulus) subreticulatus: Wu et al. 2009: 106–107 .

Neoseiulus subreticulatus: Chant & McMurtry, 2003: 23 ; Moraes et al., 2004: 145; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 31; Wu et al. 2010: 295.

Neoseiulus subreticulatus (Wu) was originally described as Amblyseius subreticulatus based on adult females and males collected from Artemisia sp. , citrus, grass and Pyrus sp. in Heilongjiang, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning and Xinjiang, China by Wu (1987). It was subsequently recorded in Guangdong and Guangxi ( Wu et al. 2009). Wu (1987) compared N. subreticulatus with N. reticulatus (Oudemans) redescribed by Nesbitt (1951), Cunliffe and Baker (1953) and Chant (1959) but unfortunately, overlooked Neoseiulus zwoelferi (Dosse) . Thanks to İsmail Döker reminder, we re-checked the key characters of the type specimens of N. subreticulatus (Wu) and speciemens in our collection, confirming N. subreticulatus (Wu) to be a junior synonym of Neoseiulus zwoelferi (Dosse) .