First report of Neoseiulus roumelioticus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in Turkey

Öz

Neoseiulus roumelioticus Papadoulis, Emmanouel & Kapaxidi (Acari: Phytoseiidae), a predatory mite previously known only from its original description from Greece, is reported for the first time in Turkey. The species is re-described and illustrated, based on specimens collected from an unknown species of plant in the family Asteraceae in Çilingöz Nature Park in Istanbul Province, Turkey.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Biological control
• predatory mite
• morphology
• re-description

Türkiye’de Neoseiulus roumelioticus (Acari: Phytoseiidae)’un ilk kaydı

Öz

Daha önce sadece Yunanistan’dan yapılan orjinal tanımı üzerinden bilinen avcı akar, Neoseiulus roumelioticus Papadoulis, Emmanouel & Kapaxidi (Acari: Phytoseiidae) Türkiye’de ilk kez kayıt edilmektedir. Avcı akar türü, İstanbul ili Çilingöz Tabiat Parkı’ndan Asteraceae familyasına ait bir bitkiden toplanmış bireyler üzerinden yeniden tanımlanmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Biyolojik mücadele
• avcı akar
• fauna
• morfoloji
• yeniden tanımlama
• Biological control
• predatory mite
• morphology
• re-description

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