title: Four new records and two new species of Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Turkey, with a key to the Turkish species.
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.
authors: Çukurova University, Agricultural Faculty, Plant Protection Department, Acarology Laboratory, 01330 Adana, Turkey.; Email: idoker@cu.edu.tr.
authors: Ismail
authors: I
authors: Döker
authors: Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology & Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece.; Email: teodore_@otenet.gr.
authors: Theodoros I
authors: TI
authors: Stathakis
authors: Çukurova University, Agricultural Faculty, Plant Protection Department, Acarology Laboratory, 01330 Adana, Turkey.; Email: unknown.
authors: Cengiz
authors: C
authors: Kazak
authors: Çukurova University, Agricultural Faculty, Plant Protection Department, Acarology Laboratory, 01330 Adana, Turkey.; Email: unknown.
authors: Kamil
authors: K
authors: Karut
authors: Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology & Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece.; Email: teodore_@otenet.gr.
authors: Georgios Th
authors: GT
authors: Papadoulis
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D009929:Organ Size; D014421:Turkey