<p class="HeadingRunIn"><strong>Four new records and two new species of Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Turkey, with a key to the Turkish species</strong></p>

Abstract

Four species of phytoseiid mites namely Neoseiulus knappi Zannou, Moraes, Ueckermann& Oliveira, Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) octogenipilus Kreiter, Tixier & Duso, Typhlodromus (T.) phialatus Athias-Henriot, and Typhloseiella isotricha (Athias-Henriot) are recorded for the first time from Turkey. Two new species Neoseiulus sekeroglui Döker & Stathakis n. sp. and Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) antakyaensis Stathakis & Döker n. sp. are described and illustrated. A key to the all known phytoseiid species for the Turkish fauna is also provided.

Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) on plants of the family Solanaceae: results of a survey in the south of France and a review of world biodiversity

“…However, natural populations are very frequent. This species has been reported once on Solanaceae in Turkey on L. barbarum (Döker et al 2014). This is the first report of E. gallicus on other Solanaceae: S. rantonnetti, Capsicum sp., S. pimpinellifolium, S. boraniense, N. glauca and S. dulcamara.…”

Re-discovery and identification of Iphiseius degenerans (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in Turkey, based on morphological and molecular data

“…The Phytoseiidae fauna of Turkey is quite rich, with more than 100 species belonging to 21 genera known from the country (Faraji et al 2011;Döker et al 2016;Döker 2018). Among them, nine new species were described for the first time, which suggests that many other new species or new reports are still possible (Döker et al 2014a;2015;. Each of these known species is a potential biological control agent for spider mites, thrips and whiteflies in IPM programs in Turkish greenhouses.…”

“…For clearing, the mites were kept in lactic acid on a hotplate at 50°C for 24 hours. Permanent microscope slides were prepared from the females of the F1 generation using Hoyer's medium and were identified as I. degenerans (Chant & McMurtry 2005;Moraes et al 2007;Papadoulis et al 2009;Döker et al 2014a). An Olympus ® CX41 microscope with the Olympus ® U-DA drawing attachment, camera Lucida, was used for the illustrations.…”

Predatory mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Vegetable Fields in Diyarbakır, Elazığ and Muş Provinces, Turkey

“…One of the most notable factors for suppressing phytophagous mites is Phytoseiidae species which was detailed by many researchers (DüzgüneĢ 1963;Çobanoğlu 1989;Çobanoğlu 2002;Zhang 2003;Kasap 2020;YeĢilayer & Çobanoğlu, 2011). In Turkey, 19 genera belonging to Amblyseiinae, Phytoseiinae, and Typhlodrominae subfamilies, and three sub-genera belonging to 85 phytoseiid mite species were determined (Döker et al 2014;. The number of species has exceeded 90 up until now (Döker 2019).…”