Sinoseius fossatus (Barilo, 1986) comb. n.

Ameroseius fossatus Barilo, 1986: 1579 .

Type depository.

Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Persburg, Russia; Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Samarkand University, Uzbekistan.

Type locality and habitat.

Uzbekistan, Zeravshan Range (as Zeravshansky Khrebet Mountains), Samarkand, tree hollow of silver poplar ( Populus alba), in wood detritus (paratypes: also Tajikistan).

Remarks.

Sinoseius fossatus cannot be distinguished on morphological grounds from Sinoseius lobatus, except for the form of JV5. These setae are considerably lengthened and similar in length and form to those on dorsal shield, as depicted in the original illustration of Barilo (1986), and also in the illustration of a Sinoseius specimen found in Iran (based on personal communication from Shahrooz Kazemi).