Three newAceriaspecies (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from Turkey

Abstract

Turkish populations of eriophyid mites infesting Malvaceae, Asteraceae and Caryophyllaceae were examined. Analyses of morphometric data, induced symptoms, and comparisons to the morphology and descriptions of known species indicated presence of three new species which are described and illustrated. These are: Aceria egmirae n. sp. fromAlthaea rosae (L.) Cavan, A. tinctoriae n. sp. from Anthemis tinctoria L. and A. ankarensis n. sp. from Dianthus chinensis L. No injuries were detected on the host plants.

New Aceria and Acaralox Species (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea) from Hungary on Alcea rosea L. (Malvaceae) and Agrimonia eupatoria L. (Rosaceae)

“…Until now, one Aceria species was recorded on the European members of the genus Alcea. In Turkey (Ankara), Aceria egmirae Denizhan, Monfreda, Cobanoglu et de Lillo was recently described from Alcea rosea (Denizhan et al, 2006). The new species described herein resembles four nominal Aceria species living on malvaceous hosts: Aceria egmirae, Aceria elacanthi Keifer, Aceria flockii Keifer and Aceria gymnoprocta (Nalepa) (Denizhan et al, 2006;Keifer, 1965Keifer, , 1970Nalepa, 1902).…”

“…In Turkey (Ankara), Aceria egmirae Denizhan, Monfreda, Cobanoglu et de Lillo was recently described from Alcea rosea (Denizhan et al, 2006). The new species described herein resembles four nominal Aceria species living on malvaceous hosts: Aceria egmirae, Aceria elacanthi Keifer, Aceria flockii Keifer and Aceria gymnoprocta (Nalepa) (Denizhan et al, 2006;Keifer, 1965Keifer, , 1970Nalepa, 1902). The new species described is close to A. egmirae from which it differs in having a broken median line (apparently absent in A. egmirae), presence of granules and dashes on prodorsal shield (apparently absent in A. egmirae), having granules and dashes on coxisternae I-II (apparently smooth coxae in A. egmirae) (Denizhan et al, 2006).…”

“…No eriophyoid mite species occupies Alcea rosea in Hungary (Ripka, 2007(Ripka, , 2008. Out of 16 Aceria species living on malvaceous host plants only one has been found on Alcea rosea Stasny, 1994, 1996;Denizhan et al, 2006).…”

Three New Aceria Species (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea) from Hungary on Limonium gmelinii ssp. hungaricum (Plumbaginaceae), Petrorhagia prolifera (Caryophyllaceae) and Gypsophila paniculata (Caryophyllaceae)

“…can be clearly differentiated as follows: empodium 7-rayed, female genital coverflap with 9-12 ridges, coxae with several longitudinal lines and dashes; slightly tapering, distally rounded solenidia, considerably long (45-70) scapular setae sc, and its host plant species, Petrorhagia prolifera. Aceria ankarensis Deniz han, Monfreda, Cobanoglu et de Lillo was described from Dianthus chinensis L. in Turkey (Denizhan et al, 2006). The new species differs from A. ankarensis in having distinct and forked prosternal apodeme (whereas prosternal apodeme not well defined in A. ankarensis), the length of scapular setae sc 45-70 (apparently 20-21 in A. ankarensis), number of ridges on genital coverflap 9-12 (apparently 13-15 in A. ankarensis) and length of setae 3a, 21-23 (versus 54-60 in A. ankarensis).…”

“…Summarizing the updated literature, 13 eriophyoid species have been known from caryophyllaceous plants, viz. Aceria ankarensis Denizhan, Monfreda, Cobanoglu et de Lillo, Aceria cerastii (Nalepa), Aceria colocense Ripka, Aceria dianthi (Lindroth), Aceria georghioui Keifer, Aceria gyp sophilae Roivainen, Aceria moehringiae (Lindroth), Aceria paradianthi Keifer, Aceria silenes (Liro), Aculus parvensis Manson, Cecidophyopsis atrichus (Nalepa), Epitrimerus silenisnutantis Roivainen and Phyllocoptes cazioti (Cotte) (Davis et al, 1982;Lindroth, 1899;Stasny, 1994, 1996;Denizhan et al, 2006;Ripka, 2013a). In Hungary, one eriophyoid mite species, Aceria colocense Ripka inhabits caryophyllaceous host plant (Ripka, 2013a).…”