Cheletomimus bakeri (Ehara, 1962) (Acari: Cheyletidae), a New Record for the Turkish Fauna

Abstract

Females and nymphs of Cheletomimus bakeri (Ehara, 1962) (Acari: Cheyletidae) were collected from the colony of Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisduval) (Acari: Tetranychidae) in rearing room at the department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Adnan Menderes, Aydin, Turkey. This is a new record for the Turkish fauna.

Keywords

• Cheletomimus bakeri
• Cheyletidae
• predatory mite
• Tetranychus cinnabarinus
• Tetranychidae

Cheletomimus bakeri (Ehara, 1962) (Acari: Cheyletidae), Türkiye faunası için yeni bir kayıt

Öz

Cheletomimus bakeri (Ehara, 1962) (Acari: Cheyletidae)’ nin dişi ve nimf dönemleri, Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Bitki Koruma Bölümü iklim odalarında kitle üretimi yapılan Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisduval) (Acari: Tetranychidae) üzerinden elde edilmiştir. Cheletomimus bakeri Türkiye faunası için yeni kayıttır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Cheletomimus bakeri
• Cheyletidae
• avcı akar
• Tetranychus cinnabarinus
• Tetranychidae

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