Rhinoseius richardsoni Hunter, 1972

Rhinoseius richardsoni Hunter, 1972: 28 .

Rhinoseius richardsoni .— Fain et al., 1977b: 117; Fain, 1992: 119; Farrier & Hennessey, 1993: 49; Naskrecki & Colwell, 1998: 122.

Rhinoseius panamensis Fain, Hyland & Aitken, 1977a: 186 (Synonymy by Naskrecki & Colwell, 1998: 122).

Rhinoseius panamensis .— Fain et al., 1977b: 150; Fain, 1992: 119; Ohmer et al., 1991: 490.

TYPE DEPOSITORY: of R. richardsoni: Acarine Collection, Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, USA; of R. panamensis: United States National Museum, Washington DC, USA. TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: of R. richardsoni: Cerro de la Muerte, Costa Rica, on Cavendishia smithii (Plantae: Ericaceae); of R. panamensis: Cerro Punta, Panama, in nasal cavities Campylopterus hemileucurus [Animalia: Trochilidae].

NOTE: Dusbabek et al. (2007: 63) suspected this species to be a senior synonym of Rhinoseius antioquiensis Fain & Hyland.