Classification:

Subfamily: Amblyseiinae

Tribe: Phytoseiulini

Genus: Phytoseiulus

Species: Phytoseiulus macropilis

 
Holotype:

Phytoseiulus macropilis (Banks, 1904): 59; Eustis, Florida, USA, on water hyacinth.

 
Synonyms:
Senior synonym of: Phytoseiulus chanti Ehara — Denmark & Muma (1973); Phytoseiulus chanti Ehara — Charlet & McMurtry (1977); Phytoseiulus chanti Ehara — Denmark & Schicha (1983); Phytoseiulus chanti Ehara — Chant & McMurtry (2006a); Phytoseiulus speyeri Evans — Dosse (1958b); Phytoseiulus speyeri Evans — Kennett (1958); Phytoseiulus speyeri Evans — Chant (1959b); Phytoseiulus speyeri Evans — Chant (1959c); Phytoseiulus speyeri Evans — Denmark & Muma (1973); Phytoseiulus speyeri Evans — Charlet & McMurtry (1977); Phytoseiulus speyeri Evans — Chant et al. (1978b); Phytoseiulus speyeri Evans — Denmark & Schicha (1983); Phytoseiulus speyeri Evans — Chant & McMurtry (2006a);
 
Other Names:
Laelaps macropilis (original designation) — Banks (1904)
Hypoaspis macropilis Banks (1915)
Phytoseiulus (Phytoseiulus) macropilis Wainstein (1962b)
Typhlodromus macropolis [sic]  — Hirschmann (1962)
Amblyseius (Phytoseiulus) macropilisVan der Merwe (1968)
Amblyseius (Amblyseius) macropilisTseng (1976)
 
Distribution:
ANGOLA: Carmona (1968);
BARBADOS: De Leon (1967);
CANADA — NOVA SCOTIA: Sanford (1967)OBS;
COSTA RICA: Denmark et al. (1999);
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Abo-Shnaf et al. (2016);
FERNANDO DE NORONHA ARCHIPELAGO (BRAZIL): Vasconcelos et al. (2006);
FRENCH POLYNESIA: Schicha (1987);
LES SAINTES: Moraes et al. (2000);
MARIE GALANTE: Moraes et al. (2000);
MOTO QUAVAREI: Schicha (1987);
SAINT MARTIN: Moraes et al. (2000);
TAHITI: Schicha (1987);
 
Hosts / Substrates (Holotype):
Plant family unidentified: Water hyacinth — Banks (1904);
 
Biosystematics: McMurtry & Badii (1989);
Molecular Characterization: Kanouh et al. (2010b); Okassa et al. (2010);
 
Notes:
- Objective synonym of Typhlodromus macrosetis Hirschmann, 1962: 6 — unjustified replacement name.;
 

JUNIOR SYNONYM:

 
Classification:

Subfamily: Amblyseiinae

Tribe: Phytoseiulini

Genus: Phytoseiulus

Species: Phytoseiulus chanti

 
Holotype:

Phytoseiulus chanti Ehara, 1966b: 135; Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil, on Sapindus saponaria.

 
Distribution:
BRAZIL — SÃO PAULO: Ehara (1966b);
 
Hosts / Substrates (Holotype):
Sapindaceae: Sapindus saponaria — Ehara (1966b);
 
Redescription: Rowell & Chant (1978);
 
Classification:

Subfamily: Amblyseiinae

Tribe: Phytoseiulini

Genus: Phytoseiulus

Species: Phytoseiulus macrosetis

 
Holotype:

Phytoseiulus macrosetis (Hirschmann, 1962): 6; unjustified replacement name for Phytoseiulus macropilis (Banks, 1904).

 
Catalog: Prasad (2012);
 
Classification:

Subfamily: Amblyseiinae

Tribe: Phytoseiulini

Genus: Phytoseiulus

Species: Phytoseiulus speyeri

 
Holotype:

Phytoseiulus speyeri Evans, 1952b: 398; Canary Islands, on tomato.

 
Distribution:
CANARY ISLANDS: Evans (1952b);
 
Hosts / Substrates (Holotype):
Solanaceae: Tomato — Evans (1952b);
 

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