A new record and a new species of the genus Agistemus Summers (Acari: Stigmaeidae) from Greece

Abstract

The genus Agistemus Summers (Acari: Stigmaeidae) is reported for the first time in Greece. Agistemus duzgunesae Koç, Çobanoğlu & Madanlar, a new record for the Greek fauna, is re-described and illustrated based on specimens collected from various plants. Furthermore, Agistemus macrosetosus Stathakis & Kapaxidi n. sp. is described and illustrated based on specimens collected on Rubus sp. A list of all species of the genus Agistemus is provided.

Predatory mites associated with eriophyid mites (Acari: Eriophyidae) on privet bushes in Guilan province Iran

“…Eventually, specimens were cleared in Nesbitt's fluid and mounted on microscope slides using Hoyer's medium. The mites were identified by the relevant taxonomic keys and papers (Stathakis et al, 2014;Hajizadeh and Faraji, 2016). For precise inspection of morphological characters of prepared specimens, a compound microscope equipped with differential interference contrast and phase contrast optical system and a drawing tube (Olympus BX51, Olympus Optical Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan) was used.…”

New mite records (Acari: Mesostigmata, Trombidiformes) from soil and vegetation of some Syrian citrus agrosystems

“…Only one species of this family is known from Syria (i.e., Agistemus exsertus Gonzalez-Rodriguez; Barbar, 2016). Four additional species were collected in this study: (Koç et al, 2005;Stathakis et al, 2014).…”