Cheiroseius similis (Berlese, 1916) new combination Lasioseius (Lasioseius) similis Berlese, 1916a: 35 . Episeius similis .— Willmann, 1949c: 120.

Platyseius similis .— Westerboer, 1963: 278.

TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Firenze, Italy. TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Castions de Strada, Udine and “Etrusco, Pedemontano” Venice, Italy, on rotten leaves and in marsh.

NOTE: Evans & Hyatt (1960: 90) suspected this species to be a junior synonym of Paraseius serratus Halbert.