| First Record of the Genus Trimeroptes Keifer, 1951 (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from Türkiye |
| Paper ID : 1131-IPCA5 |
| Authors |
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İpek Yaşar *1, Parisa Lotfollahi2, Arash Honarmand3, İsmail Kasap1 1Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection, Çanakkale, Türkiye. 2Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection Tabriz, Iran. 3Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection Tabriz, Iran |
| Abstract |
| The Eriophyoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) are highly host-specific phytophagous mites of global distribution, some of which are agriculturally significant as pests or biological control agents. During faunistic survey of eriophyoid mite in the Kaz Dağları region (Balıkesir Province, Türkiye) specimens were collected from Rubus sp. (Rosaceae) in 2024. Eriophyoid mites were recovered from the plant material by means of a modified washing method and preserved in 70% ethanol. Specimens were slide-mounted in a modified Hoyer’s medium. Morphological measurements and identification were carried out using an Olympus BX53 phase-contrast microscope. As a result, a new species belonging to the genus Trimeroptes Keifer, 1951 (Diptilomiopidae: Diptilomiopinae) was discovered and is described herein. Until now eight Trimeroptes species have been described in the world, including: T. aleyrodiformis (Keifer, 1940) from Liquidambar styraciflua L. (Altingiaceae) in USA and Dendrobenthamia japonica var. chinensis (Osborn.) Fang (Cornaceae) in China; T. ilicifolia Keifer, 1964 from Ilex laevigata (Pursh) Gray. (Aquifoliaceae) in USA; T. rubi Bagdasarian, 1976 from Rubus sp. (Rosaceae) in Armenia and Rubus fruticosus L. (Rosaceae) in Italy; T. quercus Xue, Song & Hong, 2006 from Quercus glauca Thunb. (Fagaceae), T. luanchuanensis Xue & Hong, 2005 Rubus sp. (Rosaceae), T. kakius Xie & Zhu, 2010 from Diospyros kaki L. f. (Ebenaceae), T. lambertianus Wei, Wang & Li, 2008 from Rubus lambertianus Ser. (Rosaceae) and T. bambusae (Kuang & Zhao, 1998) from Bambusa sp. (Bambuseae) in China. The present study reported this genus for the first time in Türkiye. The mites were vagrant on their host plant, with no visible damage symptoms observed. |
| Keywords |
| Diptilomiopidae, new record, Kaz Dağları, Trimeroptes; Rubus sp. |
| Status: Abstract Accepted |
