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) .