Classification:

Subfamily: Amblyseiinae

Tribe: Neoseiulini

Genus: Neoseiulus

Species: Neoseiulus barkeri

 
Holotype:

Neoseiulus barkeri Hughes, 1948: 141; London Docks, England, on germinating barley.

 
Synonyms:
Not senior synonym of: Neoseiulus pieteri (Schultz) — Chant & McMurtry (2003a); Neoseiulus polonicus (Willmann) — Chant (1959b); Neoseiulus polonicus (Willmann) — Ragusa & Athias-Henriot (1983);
Senior synonym of: Neoseiulus cydnodactylon (Shehata & Zaher) — Abo-Shnaf & Moraes (2014); Neoseiulus kermanicus Daneshvar — Faraji et al. (2007a); Neoseiulus masiaka (Blommers & Chazeau) — Ueckermann & Loots (1988); Neoseiulus mckenziei (Schuster & Pritchard) — Ragusa & Athias-Henriot (1983); Neoseiulus mycophilus (Karg) — Ragusa & Athias-Henriot (1983); Neoseiulus oahuensis (Prasad) — Ragusa & Athias-Henriot (1983); Neoseiulus picketti (Spetch) — Ragusa & Athias-Henriot (1983); Neoseiulus pieteri (Schultz) — Ueckermann & Loots (1988); Neoseiulus polonicus (Willmann) — Nesbitt (1951); Neoseiulus usitatus (van der Merwe) — Ueckermann & Loots (1988);
Suspected junior synonym of: Neoseiulus setulus (Fox) — Chant & McMurtry (2003a);
Suspected senior synonym of: Neoseiulus cydnodactylon (Shehata & Zaher) — Ragusa & Athias-Henriot (1983); Neoseiulus masiaka (Blommers & Chazeau) — Chant & McMurtry (2003a); Neoseiulus mckenziei (Schuster & Pritchard) — Athias-Henriot (1966); Neoseiulus mckenziei (Schuster & Pritchard) — Chant & McMurtry (2003a); Neoseiulus mycophilus (Karg) — Chant & McMurtry (2003a); Neoseiulus oahuensis (Prasad) — Chant & McMurtry (2003a); Neoseiulus picketti (Spetch) — Chant & McMurtry (2003a); Neoseiulus sugonjaevi (Wainstein & Abbasova) — Ragusa & Athias-Henriot (1983); Neoseiulus usitatus (van der Merwe) — Chant & McMurtry (2003a);
 
Other Names:
Typhlodromus (Neoseiulus) barkeri — Nesbitt (1951)
Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) barkeri — Chant (1959b)
Amblyseius barkeri — Athias-Henriot (1961)
Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) barkeri — Hughes (1961)
Typhlodromus barkeri — Hirschmann (1962)
Amblyseius (Amblyseius) barkeri — Van der Merwe (1968)
Amblyseius (Neoseiulus) barkeri — Karg (1983)
Neoseiulus bakeri [sic] — Ryu et al. (2001)
 
Distribution:
ALGERIA: Athias-Henriot (1959)OBS; Athias-Henriot (1961); Ragusa & Athias-Henriot (1983);
ARGENTINA: Furtado et al. (2007)OBS;
AUSTRALIA — QUEENSLAND: Waite & Gerson (1994);
BENIN: Zannou et al. (2006);
BRAZIL — AMAZONAS: Cruz et al. (2019); BAHIA: Barbosa et al. (2021); PARANÁ: Barbosa et al. (2021); PERNAMBUCO: Moraes et al. (1993); PIAUÍ: Moraes et al. (1993); SÃO PAULO: Mineiro et al. (2006b); Mineiro et al. (2009a); TOCANTINS: Azevedo et al. (2020);
BURUNDI: Zannou et al. (2006);
CANARY ISLANDS: Ferragut & Peña-Estévez (2003); Kreiter et al. (2004);
CAPE VERDE: Ueckermann (1992b);
CHILE: Ragusa & Vargas (2002);
CHINA — FUJIAN: Liao et al. (2020); Wu (1981); GUANGDONG: Liao et al. (2020); Wu (1982); HAINAN: Wu & Ou (2002a); HENAN: Liao et al. (2020); JIANGXI: Zhu & Chen (1983a); Wu et al. (1991b);
CYPRUS: Amitai (1992);
EGYPT: Abo-Shnaf & Moraes (2014); Nasr et al. (2011); Romeih et al. (2010b);
ENGLAND: Hughes (1948);
FINLAND: Tuovinen (1993);
FRANCE: Kreiter et al. (2000); Tixier et al. (2000a); Tixier et al. (2000b); Tixier et al. (2007a);
GEORGIA: Wainstein & Vartapetov (1973a);
GERMANY: Hughes (1976); Karg (1965);
GHANA: Moraes et al. (1989a); Zannou et al. (2006);
GREECE: Athanassiou et al. (2002); Badieritakis et al. (2012); Badieritakis et al. (2014); Papadoulis & Emmanouel (1991b); Papadoulis et al. (2009); Papaioannou-Souliotis (1981); Papaioannou-Souliotis et al. (1999); Ragusa Di Chiara et al. (1995);
GUINEA: Athias-Henriot (1961); Ragusa & Athias-Henriot (1983);
HAWAII: Denmark & Evans (2011);
INDIA — WEST BENGAL: Bhowmik & Karmakar (2021);
IRAN: Asali Fayaz & Khanjani (2012); Panahi et al. (2014); Rahmani et al. (2010); Shirkhani et al. (2011);
ISRAEL: Amitai & Swirski (1978); Gerson (1971); Liao et al. (2020); Liao et al. (2021a)OBS; Porath & Swirski (1965); Swirski & Amitai (1965); Swirski & Amitai (1968); Swirski & Amitai (1984); Swirski & Amitai (1985); Swirski & Amitai (1990); Swirski & Amitai (1997a);
ITALY: Athias-Henriot (1961); Castagnoli et al. (1984); Liguori & Castagnoli (1989); Ragusa (1977); Ragusa & Athias-Henriot (1983); Ragusa & Ciulla (1991); Ragusa Di Chiara & Tsolakis (1996); Ragusa & Paoletti (1985); Tsolakis et al. (2020); Vacante & Nucifora (1987);
JAPAN: Ehara (1972); Komi et al. (2008); Kunimoto et al. (2013); Liao et al. (2020); Liao et al. (2021a)OBS; Ohno et al. (2012);
JORDAN: Allawi (1991);
KENYA: Zannou et al. (2006);
LATVIA: Petrova et al. (2000); Petrova et al. (2004); Salmane & Petrova (2002);
LEBANON: Badran et al. (2021);
MALAWI: Zannou et al. (2005a);
MAYOTTE ISLAND: Kreiter et al. (2020a);
MOROCCO: Kreiter et al. (2004); Tixier et al. (2016);
MOZAMBIQUE: Zannou et al. (2006);
NETHERLANDS: Liao et al. (2020); Liao et al. (2021a)OBS; Siepel et al. (2018); Van de Vrie (1963);
NEW ZEALAND: Liao et al. (2021a)OBS;
NIGERIA: Moraes et al. (1989a); Zannou et al. (2006);
NORWAY: Denmark & Edland (2002);
OMAN: Hountondji et al. (2010);
PORTUGAL: Espinha et al. (1998a); Espinha et al. (1998b); Ferreira & Carmona (1994); Pereira et al. (2006);
REUNION ISLAND: Kreiter et al. (2020d); Quilici et al. (2000);
RODRIGUES ISLAND (MAURITIUS): Kreiter & Abo-Shnaf (2020a);
RUSSIA — MOSCOW: Meshkov (1999);
SAUDI ARABIA: Al-Atawi (2011b); Alatawi et al. (2017);
SENEGAL: Kade et al. (2011);
SLOVENIA: Kreiter et al. (2020b);
SOUTH AFRICA: Ueckermann & Meyer (1988);
SOUTH KOREA: Jung et al. (2003); Ryu (1997); Ryu et al. (2001);
SPAIN: Escudero & Ferragut (1998); Escudero & Ferragut (1999); Iraola Calvo et al. (1999); Iraola et al. (1994); Iraola et al. (1997); Miñarro et al. (2002); Pérez Otero et al. (2005); Ragusa & Athias-Henriot (1983);
SWEDEN: Steeghs et al. (1993);
SYRIA: Barbar (2013); Barbar (2014); Barbar (2016); Barbar (2017);
TAIWAN: Liao et al. (2020); Liao et al. (2021b);
THAILAND: Liao et al. (2020); Liao et al. (2021a)OBS; Oliveira et al. (2012a);
TUNISIA: Kreiter et al. (2002c); Kreiter et al. (2004); Kreiter et al. (2010); Sahraoui et al. (2012);
TURKEY: Aysan & Kumral (2018); Çobanoğlu (1989a); Çobanoğlu (1991); Çobanoğlu & Kumral (2016); Çobanoğlu & Özman (2002); Göven et al. (2009); Swirski & Amitai (1982);
UKRAINE: Wainstein & Shcherbak (1972);
USA — CALIFORNIA: Denmark & Evans (2011); DELAWARE: Denmark & Evans (2011); FLORIDA: Denmark & Evans (2011); Liao et al. (2020); Liao et al. (2021a)OBS; NEW JERSEY: Denmark & Evans (2011); NEW YORK: Denmark & Evans (2011);
WEST BANK: Amitai & Swirski (1978);
YEMEN: Ueckermann (1996); Ueckermann et al. (2006);
 
Hosts / Substrates (Holotype):
Substrate: Germinating Barley — Hughes (1948);
 
Catalog: Costa (1966); Ehara (1966a); Ehara (1975); Ehara (1977); Gwiazdowicz & Gulvik (2005); Kreiter (1991); Moraes et al. (1986); Moraes et al. (2004a); Prasad (2012); Sahraoui et al. (2012); Salmane (2001); Salmane & Brumelis (2010); Siepel et al. (2018); Swirski & Amitai (1997b); Ueckermann et al. (2006); Vacante et al. (1989); Wu (1984b); Wu et al. (2010); Wu & Ou (2002a); Yaninek et al. (1989);
Redescription: Abo-Shnaf & Moraes (2014); Al-Atawi (2011b); Arutunjan (1977); Athias-Henriot (1961); Athias-Henriot (1966); Barbar (2013); Beglyarov (1981); Chant (1959b); Chant (1965a); Chant & McMurtry (2003a); Chant & McMurtry (2007); Çobanoğlu (1989a); Çobanoğlu (1993b); Denmark & Edland (2002); Döker (2019); Döker et al. (2014b); Döker et al. (2015); Döker et al. (2016); Ehara (1972); Ehara & Amano (1998); Ehara & Amano (2004); Ehara et al. (1994); Faraji et al. (2007a); Faraji et al. (2011a); Ferragut et al. (2010); Gilyarov et al. (1977); Guanilo et al. (2008a); Hajizadeh & Mortazavi (2015); Hirschmann (1962); Hughes (1961); Hughes (1976); Jose et al. (2023); Jung et al. (2003); Kade et al. (2011); Karg (1991); Karg (1993b); Kolodochka (2006); Kreiter et al. (2002b); Kreiter et al. (2010); Kreiter et al. (2020d); Liao et al. (2020); Liao et al. (2021a); Liao et al. (2021b); Moraes et al. (1989a); Negm et al. (2012b); Nesbitt (1951)OBS; Oliveira et al. (2012a); Palevsky et al. (2009); Papadoulis & Emmanouel (1991b); Papaioannou-Souliotis (1981); Peralta & Tello (2019); Ragusa & Athias-Henriot (1983); Rahmani et al. (2010); Rocha et al. (2014); Ryu (1997); Sahraoui et al. (2012); Shirkhani et al. (2011); Stathakis et al. (2013); Swirski & Amitai (1968); Swirski & Amitai (1985); Swirski et al. (1973); Swirski et al. (1998); Tixier et al. (2013); Tixier et al. (2016); Trincado et al. (2018); Trincado et al. (2018); Tsolakis & Ragusa (2010); Tuovinen (1993); Ueckermann (1992b); Ueckermann & Loots (1988); Vacante & Nucifora (1987); Wainstein (1962b)OBS; Wainstein & Shcherbak (1972); Wu et al. (1991b); Wu et al. (1997c); Wu et al. (2009); Wu & Lan (1988); Zannou et al. (2006);
 
Notes:
- (a): The drawings of the male given in the original description correspond to a different species — Ragusa & Athias-Henriot (1983). ;
- (b): Part of the specimens reported by Schweizer (1961) identified as Amblyseius murteri Schweizer is probaly N. barkeri — Athias-Henriot (1966).;
 

JUNIOR SYNONYM:

 
Classification:

Subfamily: Amblyseiinae

Tribe: Neoseiulini

Genus: Neoseiulus

Species: Neoseiulus cydnodactylon

 
Holotype:

Neoseiulus cydnodactylon (Shehata & Zaher, 1969): 177; Farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, Giza, Egypt, on Cynodon dactylon mixed with soil.

 
Synonyms:
Junior synonym of: Neoseiulus barkeri Hughes — Abo-Shnaf & Moraes (2014);
Suspected junior synonym of: Neoseiulus barkeri Hughes — Ragusa & Athias-Henriot (1983); Neoseiulus barkeri Hughes — Chant & McMurtry (2003a);
 
Other Names:
Amblyseius cydnodactylon (original desgination) — Shehata & Zaher (1969)
 
Distribution:
EGYPT: El-Halawany et al. (2001); Mohamed & Nabil (2014); Romeih et al. (2010b); Shehata & Zaher (1969); Yousef et al. (1976); Zaher (1986);
SAUDI ARABIA: Fouly & Al-Rehiayani (2011);
 
Hosts / Substrates (Holotype):
Poaceae: Cynodon dactylon mixed with soil — Shehata & Zaher (1969);
 
Catalog: Moraes et al. (1986); Moraes et al. (2004a); Prasad (2012); Ueckermann & Loots (1988);
Redescription: Chant & McMurtry (2003a); Chant & McMurtry (2007); Nasr & Abou-Awad (1985); Negm et al. (2012b); Zaher (1986);
 
Classification:

Subfamily: Amblyseiinae

Tribe: Neoseiulini

Genus: Neoseiulus

Species: Neoseiulus kermanicus

 
Holotype:

Neoseiulus kermanicus Daneshvar, 1987: 14; Jiroft (Hishin), Iran, on Verbascum sp..

 
Distribution:
IRAN: Daneshvar (1987);
 
Hosts / Substrates (Holotype):
Scrophulariaceae: Verbascum sp. — Daneshvar (1987);
 
Catalog: Moraes et al. (2007a); Prasad (2012);
Redescription: Chant & McMurtry (2003a); Chant & McMurtry (2007);
 
Classification:

Subfamily: Amblyseiinae

Tribe: Neoseiulini

Genus: Neoseiulus

Species: Neoseiulus masiaka

 
Holotype:

Neoseiulus masiaka (Blommers & Chazeau, 1974): 308; from laboratory mass rearing initiated with mites collected in Tulear, Madagascar, on Gossypium hirsutum and Leonotis nepetaefolia.

 
Other Names:
Amblyseius masiaka (original designation) — Blommers & Chazeau (1974)
Amblyseius (Amblyseius) masiaka — Blommers (1976)
 
Distribution:
AUSTRALIA — AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY: Schicha (1987); NEW SOUTH WALES: Beard (2001); James & Whitney (1993); Schicha (1980b); Whitney & James (1996); QUEENSLAND: Beard (2001); Schicha (1980b); SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Schicha (1980b); VICTORIA: Beard (2001); Schicha (1980b); Whitney & James (1996); WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Beard (2001);
IVORY COAST: Ragusa & Athias-Henriot (1983);
MADAGASCAR ISLAND: Blommers (1976); Blommers & Chazeau (1974); Ragusa & Athias-Henriot (1983);
TAHITI: Schicha (1980b);
 
Hosts / Substrates (Holotype):
Lamiaceae: Leonotis nepetaefolia — Blommers & Chazeau (1974);
Malvaceae: Gossypium hirsutum — Blommers & Chazeau (1974);
 
Catalog: Moraes et al. (1986); Prasad (2012);
Redescription: Beard (2001); Chant & McMurtry (2003a); Chant & McMurtry (2007); Moraes et al. (2004a); Ragusa & Athias-Henriot (1983); Schicha (1980b); Schicha (1987);
 
Classification:

Subfamily: Amblyseiinae

Tribe: Neoseiulini

Genus: Neoseiulus

Species: Neoseiulus mckenziei

 
Holotype:

Neoseiulus mckenziei (Schuster & Pritchard, 1963): 268; 1.5 miles north of Cajon Pass, San Bernardino, California, USA, under juniper.

 
Synonyms:
Senior synonym of: Neoseiulus mycophilus (Karg) — Karg (1971b);
Suspected junior synonym of: Neoseiulus gracilis (Muma)  — Tuttle & Muma (1973);
 
Other Names:
Amblyseius mckenziei (original designation) — Schuster & Pritchard (1963)
 
Distribution:
USA — CALIFORNIA: Schuster & Pritchard (1963); NORTH CAROLINA: McGraw & Farrier (1969);
 
Hosts / Substrates (Holotype):
Cupressaceae: Juniper — Schuster & Pritchard (1963);
 
Catalog: Moraes et al. (1986); Prasad (2012);
Redescription: Chant & McMurtry (2003a); Chant & McMurtry (2007); Karg (1971b); Karg & Mack (1986); McGraw & Farrier (1969); Moraes et al. (2004a);
 
Classification:

Subfamily: Amblyseiinae

Tribe: Neoseiulini

Genus: Neoseiulus

Species: Neoseiulus mycophilus

 
Holotype:

Neoseiulus mycophilus (Karg, 1970b): 290; Sellin, Rugen Island, Germany, in bedding of mushroom culture.

 
Other Names:
Amblyseius mycophilus (original designation) — Karg (1970b)
 
Distribution:
BRAZIL: Ragusa & Athias-Henriot (1983)OBS;
GERMANY: Karg (1970b);
 
Hosts / Substrates (Holotype):
Substrate: Bedding of Mushroom Culture — Karg (1970b);
 
Catalog: Moraes et al. (1986); Moraes et al. (2004a); Prasad (2012);
Redescription: Chant & McMurtry (2003a); Chant & McMurtry (2007);
 
Classification:

Subfamily: Amblyseiinae

Tribe: Neoseiulini

Genus: Neoseiulus

Species: Neoseiulus oahuensis

 
Holotype:

Neoseiulus oahuensis (Prasad, 1968c): 1518; Manoa, Oahu, Hawaii, on bean.

 
Other Names:
Amblyseius oahuensis (original designation) — Prasad (1968c)
Amblyseius (Amblyseius) oahuensis  — Tseng (1983)
Amblyseius (Neoseiulus) oahuensis  — Gupta (2003)
 
Distribution:
HAWAII: Prasad (1968c); Tenorio et al. (1985);
INDIA — JAMMU AND KASHMIR: Rather (1985b);
TAIWAN: Tseng (1983);
 
Hosts / Substrates (Holotype):
Leguminosae: Bean — Prasad (1968c);
 
Catalog: Moraes et al. (1986); Moraes et al. (2004a); Prasad (2012);
Redescription: Chant & McMurtry (2003a); Chant & McMurtry (2007); Rather (1985b); Tseng (1983);
 
Classification:

Subfamily: Amblyseiinae

Tribe: Neoseiulini

Genus: Neoseiulus

Species: Neoseiulus picketti

 
Holotype:

Neoseiulus picketti (Specht, 1968): 681; New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA, on peach.

 
Other Names:
Amblyseius picketti (original designation) — Specht (1968)
 
Distribution:
USA — NEW JERSEY: Specht (1968);
 
Hosts / Substrates (Holotype):
Rosaceae: Peach — Specht (1968);
 
Catalog: Moraes et al. (1986); Moraes et al. (2004a); Prasad (2012);
Redescription: Chant & McMurtry (2003a); Chant & McMurtry (2007);
 
Classification:

Subfamily: Amblyseiinae

Tribe: Neoseiulini

Genus: Neoseiulus

Species: Neoseiulus usitatus

 
Holotype:

Neoseiulus usitatus (van der Merwe, 1965): 71; Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa, on grass.

 
Other Names:
Amblyseius (Amblyseius) usitatus (original designation) — Van der Merwe (1965)
Amblyseius usitatus — Meyer & Rodrigues (1966)
 
Distribution:
ALGERIA: Ragusa & Athias-Henriot (1983);
IVORY COAST: Ragusa & Athias-Henriot (1983);
MOZAMBIQUE: Meyer & Rodrigues (1966);
SOUTH AFRICA: Halliday (2005); Ueckermann & Loots (1988); Van der Merwe (1965);
 
Hosts / Substrates (Holotype):
Poaceae: Grass — Van der Merwe (1965);
 
Catalog: Moraes et al. (1986); Moraes et al. (2004a); Prasad (2012);
Redescription: Chant & McMurtry (2003a); Chant & McMurtry (2007); Ragusa & Athias-Henriot (1983); Rodrigues (1968); Van der Merwe (1968);

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