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Paraseiulus triporus (Chant and Yoshida-Shaul, 1982) Material examined: Çubuk, 01. V. 2012 (1♀). Distribution: Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Morocco, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, USA (Demite, 2014)., Published as part of Erdoğan, Tuğba & Çobanoğlu, Sultan, 2020, Diversity and distribution of phytophagous and predatory mites on rosehip (Rosa canina L.) (Rosaceae) in Ankara, Turkey, pp. 83-87 in Acarological Studies 2 (2) on page 85, DOI: 10.47121/acarolstud.769238, http://zenodo.org/record/8147911, {"references":["Demite, P. R., McMurtry, J. A. and Moraes, G. J. de. 2014. Phytoseiidae Database: a website for taxonomic and distributional information on phytoseiid mites (Acari). Zootaxa, 3795: 571 - 577. doi: 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3795.5.6"]}

Euseius finlandicus (Oudemans, 1915) Material examined: Ayaş, 02. XII. 2012 (1♀), 21. IX. 2013 (1♀); Çubuk, 28. IV. 2013 (1♀), 02. VI. 2013 (1♀), 21. VIII. 2013 (1♀), 16. IX. 2013 (3♀♀), 13. X. 2013 (2♀♀); Gölbaşı, 14. VIII. 2013 (6♀♀); Haymana, 10. VIII. 2012 (2♀♀), 13. VI. 2013 (1♀); Kahramankazan, 14. X. 2012 (1♀), 18. XI. 2012 (2♀♀); Kızılcahamam, 13.VIII. 2012 (1♀), 14. X. 2012 (16♀♀), 17. VIII. 2013 (1♀), 05. X. 2013 (1♀), 10. XI. 2013 (2♀♀). Distribution: Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Caucasus Region, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scandinavia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, USA (Faraji et al., 2011; Demite, 2014). Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) bagdasarjani Wainstein and Arutunjan, 1967 Material examined: Gölbaşı, 10. VIII. 2012 (2♀♀). Distribution: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey, Turkmenistan (Faraji et al., 2011; Demite, 2014). Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) psyllakisi (Swirski and Ragusa, 1976) Material examined: Ayaş, 06. VIII. 2012 (2♀♀); Haymana, 10. VIII. 2012 (1♀); Kahramankazan, 13. VIII. 2012 (1♀). Distribution: Greece, Turkey (Demite, 2014; Ersin and Madanlar, 2016; GökÇe et al., 2020)., Published as part of Erdoğan, Tuğba & Çobanoğlu, Sultan, 2020, Diversity and distribution of phytophagous and predatory mites on rosehip (Rosa canina L.) (Rosaceae) in Ankara, Turkey, pp. 83-87 in Acarological Studies 2 (2) on page 85, DOI: 10.47121/acarolstud.769238, http://zenodo.org/record/8147911, {"references":["Faraji, F., Cobanoglu S. and Cakmak, I. 2011. A checklist and a key for the Phytoseiidae species of Turkey (Acari: Mesostigmata), International Journal of Acarology 37 (sup 1): 221 - 243. doi: 10.1080 / 01647954.2011.558851","Demite, P. R., McMurtry, J. A. and Moraes, G. J. de. 2014. Phytoseiidae Database: a website for taxonomic and distributional information on phytoseiid mites (Acari). Zootaxa, 3795: 571 - 577. doi: 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3795.5.6","Ersin, F. and Madanlar, N. 2016. A new record for the Turkish fauna; Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) psyllakisi Swirski & Ragusa (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Turkish Journal of Biological Control, 7: 7 - 12.","GokCe, M. P., Karagoz, M., Faraji, F. and Cakmak, I. 2020. Mite species composition and their population densities on chestnut trees in Turkey. International Journal of Acarology, 46: 247 - 253. doi: 10.1080 / 01647954.2020.1752796"]}

Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1836 Material examined: Ayaş, 29. X. 2012 (4♀♀, 1♂), 02. XII. 2012 (1♂), 24. VIII. 2013 (5♀♀, 5♂♂), 27. X. 2013 (1♂); Çubuk, 22. IX. 2012 (19♀♀, 2♂♂), 21. X. 2012 (7♀♀, 3♂♂), 25. XI. 2012 (7♀♀, 8♂♂), 29. VI. 2013 (9♀♀, 1♂), 25. VII. 2013 (2♀♀, 2♂♂), 21. VIII. 2013 (10♀♀, 4♂♂), 16. IX. 2013 (1♀, 7♂♂), 13. X. 2013 (1♂); Gölbaşı, 04. XI. 2012 (5♀♀, 1♂), 15. VI. 2013 (1♀), 07. IX. 2013 (2♂♂), 28. IX. 2013 (1♀); Haymana, 06. I. 2012 (1♂), 13. VI. 2013 (2♀♀); Kahramankazan, 18. XI. 2012 (2♂♂), 14. IX. 2013 (2♂♂); Kızılcahamam, 06. IX. 2012 (6♀♀, 6♂♂), 14. X. 2012 (7♀♀, 3♂♂), 18. XI. 2012 (1♀), 23. VI. 2013 (1♀), 17. VIII. 2013 (6♀♀, 3♂♂), 10. XI. 2013 (1♂). Distribution: T. urticae is widespread throughout the world except for some African and European countries and Asia (Migeon et al., 2011). Phytophagous mites, Published as part of Erdoğan, Tuğba & Çobanoğlu, Sultan, 2020, Diversity and distribution of phytophagous and predatory mites on rosehip (Rosa canina L.) (Rosaceae) in Ankara, Turkey, pp. 83-87 in Acarological Studies 2 (2) on page 84, DOI: 10.47121/acarolstud.769238, http://zenodo.org/record/8147911, {"references":["Migeon, A., Nouguier, E. and Dorkeld, F. 2011. Spider mites web: a comprehensive database for the Tetranychidae. Trends in Acarology: 557 - 560. doi: 10.1007 / 978 - 90 - 481 - 9837 - 5 _ 96"]}

Tarsonemus smithi Ewing, 1939 Material examined: Gölbaşı, 06. I. 2012 (1♀). Distribution: The species is widespread and known in North America, Japan, Germany, Israel, Poland, Crimea, Taiwan, Italy, Libya, China (Anonymous, 2016). Remarks: Tarsonemus smithi is a new record for Turkish mite fauna. Predatory mites, Published as part of Erdoğan, Tuğba & Çobanoğlu, Sultan, 2020, Diversity and distribution of phytophagous and predatory mites on rosehip (Rosa canina L.) (Rosaceae) in Ankara, Turkey, pp. 83-87 in Acarological Studies 2 (2) on page 85, DOI: 10.47121/acarolstud.769238, http://zenodo.org/record/8147911, {"references":["Anonymous, 2016. Available http: // eunis. eea. europa. eu / species / 251989 (Last accessed: 1 July 2020)"]}

Amphitetranychus viennensis (Zacher, 1920) Material examined: Çubuk, 02. VI. 2013 (1♀); Gölbaşı, 02. XI. 2013 (1♂); Haymana, 09. IX. 2012 (2♀♀); Kızılcahamam, 15. IV. 2012 (1♀), 26. V. 2013 (2♀♀). Distribution: It is mostly seen in Asian and European countries (Migeon et al., 2011). Remarks: T. urticae is more common in Çubuk, Kızılcahamam and Ayaş districts (Fig. 1)., Published as part of Erdoğan, Tuğba & Çobanoğlu, Sultan, 2020, Diversity and distribution of phytophagous and predatory mites on rosehip (Rosa canina L.) (Rosaceae) in Ankara, Turkey, pp. 83-87 in Acarological Studies 2 (2) on page 84, DOI: 10.47121/acarolstud.769238, http://zenodo.org/record/8147911, {"references":["Migeon, A., Nouguier, E. and Dorkeld, F. 2011. Spider mites web: a comprehensive database for the Tetranychidae. Trends in Acarology: 557 - 560. doi: 10.1007 / 978 - 90 - 481 - 9837 - 5 _ 96"]}

Zetzellia mali (Ewing, 1917) Material examined: Çubuk, 21. X. 2012 (1♀); Kızılcahamam, 14. X. 2012 (1♀). Distribution: Argentina, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech, France, Germany, Hungary, India; Iran, Italy, Lebanon, Lithuanian, Moldavia, Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, UK, USA, former USSR, former Yugoslavia (Dönel and Doğan, 2013; Fan et al., 2016)., Published as part of Erdoğan, Tuğba & Çobanoğlu, Sultan, 2020, Diversity and distribution of phytophagous and predatory mites on rosehip (Rosa canina L.) (Rosaceae) in Ankara, Turkey, pp. 83-87 in Acarological Studies 2 (2) on page 86, DOI: 10.47121/acarolstud.769238, http://zenodo.org/record/8147911, {"references":["Donel, G. and Dogan, S. 2013. The first record of a predator mite in Kelkit Valley: Zetzellia mali (Ewing) (Acari: Stigmaeidae). Erzincan University Journal of Science and Technology, 6: 157 - 163. [In Turkish]","Fan, Q. - H., Flechtmann, C. H. W. and Moraes, G. J. de (2016) Annotated catalogue of Stigmaeidae (Acari: Prostigmata) with a pictorial key to genera. Zootaxa, 4176 (1): 1 - 199. doi: 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4176.1.1"]}

Eotetranychus populi (Koch, 1838) Material examined: Gölbaşı, 06 January 2012 (1♂). Distribution: Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, France, Germany, Greece, Gruziya (Georgia), Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Korea, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia (Eastern), Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, USA, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia (Migeon et al., 2011)., Published as part of Erdoğan, Tuğba & Çobanoğlu, Sultan, 2020, Diversity and distribution of phytophagous and predatory mites on rosehip (Rosa canina L.) (Rosaceae) in Ankara, Turkey, pp. 83-87 in Acarological Studies 2 (2) on page 84, DOI: 10.47121/acarolstud.769238, http://zenodo.org/record/8147911, {"references":["Migeon, A., Nouguier, E. and Dorkeld, F. 2011. Spider mites web: a comprehensive database for the Tetranychidae. Trends in Acarology: 557 - 560. doi: 10.1007 / 978 - 90 - 481 - 9837 - 5 _ 96"]}

Bryobia kissophila Eyndhoven, 1955 Material examined: Çubuk, 01. V. 2012 (1♀). Distribution: Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Gruziya (Georgia), Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Serbia-Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tasmania (Australia), Turkey, Ukraine, UK, USA (Düzgüneş, 1963; Migeon et al., 2011)., Published as part of Erdoğan, Tuğba & Çobanoğlu, Sultan, 2020, Diversity and distribution of phytophagous and predatory mites on rosehip (Rosa canina L.) (Rosaceae) in Ankara, Turkey, pp. 83-87 in Acarological Studies 2 (2) on page 84, DOI: 10.47121/acarolstud.769238, http://zenodo.org/record/8147911, {"references":["Duzgunes, Z. 1963. Turkiye'de yeni bulunan akarlar. Tur- kiye Bitki Koruma Bulteni, 3: 237 - 246. [In Turkish]","Migeon, A., Nouguier, E. and Dorkeld, F. 2011. Spider mites web: a comprehensive database for the Tetranychidae. Trends in Acarology: 557 - 560. doi: 10.1007 / 978 - 90 - 481 - 9837 - 5 _ 96"]}

Acarus immobilis Griffiths, 1964 Width: 266.25 ± 0.30 (221.91–317.42), length: 460.85 ± 0.38 (393.87–520.35) (n = 10). Specimens examined Taşköprü/ Centrum garlic storage, 7.VI.2014 (4 ♀♀, 4 ♂♂); Taşköprü/ Ağcıkişi Village. 10.IV.2015 (42 ♀♀, 23 ♂♂); Taşköprü Donalar Village garlic storage. 11.VII.2015 (4 ♀♀, 5 ♂♂). Comments Acarus immobilis was reported by Çobanoğlu (1996) on wheat in Edirne. The damage of this mite was also identified on kashar cheese by Çobanoğlu and Toros (1988). This mite is a polyphagous species, which is known as flour-cereal mite. Its hosts are flour, seed, onion, garlic, pet food, oilseed, harvested grain, hay, grass, soils, medicinal plants, cheese, abandoned beehives, deep poultry (Solomon 1962; Solarz et al. 1997; Mason 2004; Webster et al. 2004). In this study, it was found on head, green parts and storage of garlic cultivation areas in six villages of Taşköprü., Published as part of Cilbircioğlu, Cihan & Çobanoğlu, Sultan, 2019, Phytophagous mite (Acari) species on garlic (Allium sativum L.) cultivation areas and storages of Kastamonu, Turkey, pp. 211-224 in Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (3) on page 218, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v8i3.46349, http://zenodo.org/record/7173998, {"references":["Cobanoglu, S. (1996) Typhloctonus Muma, 1961 (Acarina: Phytoseiidae) species, from thrace of Turkey. Doga, Turk Tarim ve Ormancilik Dergisi, 20: 353 - 357.","Cobanoglu, S. & Toros, S. (1988) \" Kasar peynirlerinde zararli akarlar \". Gida Dergisi, 13: 409 - 415.","Solomon, M. E. (1962) Ecology of the flour mite, Acarus siro L. (= Tyroglyphus farinae DeG.). Annals of Applied Biology, 50 (1): 178 - 184.","Solarz, K., Szilman, P. & Szilman, E. (1997) Preliminary study on the occurrence and species composition of astigmatic mites (Acari: Astigmata) in samples of dust, debris and residues from farming environments in Poland. Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 4: 249 - 252.","Mason, L. J. (2004) Grain mite Acarus siro (L.). Grain Insect Fact Sheet E- 222 - W. Department of Entomology, Purdue University. Available from: https: // extension. entm. purdue. edu / publications / E- 222 / E- 222. html (Accessed on 14. 01. 2019).","Webster, L. M. I., Thomas, R. H. & McCormack, G. P. (2004) Molecular systematics of Acarus siro s. lat., a complex of stored food pests. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 32: 817 - 822."]}

Tyrophagus neiswanderi Johnston & Bruce, 1965 Width: 222.47 ± 5.26 (190.60–240.86), length: 419.01 ± 10.88 (289.63–522.20) (n = 3). Specimens examined Taşköprü/ Centrum Ağcıkişi Village, 03.IV.2015 (1 ♀, 1 ♂); Taşköprü/ Ağcıkişi Village, 9.VII.2015 (1 ♂). Comments It is a polyphage species. Agricultural lands, barn powders, bean plumules, cucumbers, garlic, kiwi, lilies cabbage, corn, melon, melon seed beds, algae, mushrooms, narcissus bulbs, orchids, pastures, pumpkin are the important hosts of T. neiswanderi (Johnston and Bruce 1965). It was determined in Turkey by Kılıç and Toros (2000), Çobanoğlu (2008), Kılıç et al. (2012), on spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) by Kırışık et al. (2018). This species was found on head and green parts samples in Taşköprü.

Tyrophagus perniciosus Zakhvatkin, 1941 Width: 308.83 ± 7.13 (225.91–387.34), length: 505.07 ± 8.84 (388.14–616.39) (n = 10). Specimens examined Hanönü / Donalar Village, 16.IV.2015 (3 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂); Taşköprü/ Aşağıçayırcık Village, 20.IV.2015 (5 ♀♀, 9 ♂♂); Taşköprü/ Yukarıçayırcık Village, 20.IV.2015 (5 ♀♀, 6 ♂♂); Taşköprü/ Kızılcaören Village, 25.IV.2015 (11 ♀♀, 14 ♂♂); Centrum / Çavundur Village, 01.V.2016 (3 ♀♀, 8 ♂♂). Comments This mite is in the mold mites group (Zhang and Fan 2005). They are mostly found in stored bodies, organic fertilizers, greenhouses, plant residues and dead arthropods living in soil. This species is an economically important mite for the stored agricultural products (Zhang and Fan 2005). It was found in the head, green parts and storage surveys and determined intensely in land surveys., Published as part of Cilbircioğlu, Cihan & Çobanoğlu, Sultan, 2019, Phytophagous mite (Acari) species on garlic (Allium sativum L.) cultivation areas and storages of Kastamonu, Turkey, pp. 211-224 in Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (3) on pages 217-218, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v8i3.46349, http://zenodo.org/record/7173998, {"references":["Zhang, Z. - Q. & Fan, Q. - H. (2005) Revision of Tyrophagus Oudemans (Acari: Acaridae) of New Zeland and Australia. Landcare Research Contract Report, LC 0405 / 149, New Zealand Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand, 291 pp."]}

Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1836 Species examined Hanönü / Eskiatça Village. 28.VI.2015 (8 ♀♀, 8 ♂♂); Taşköprü/ Centrum garlic storage. 21.VII.2015 (1 ♀, 3 ♂♂); Taşköprü/ Çit Village. 25.VII.2015 (4 ♀♀, 1♂♂). Comments It was recorded previously in Turkey by Yoldaş et al. (1990), Öncüer et al. (1992), Erdoğan (2006), Yanar & Üstünol (2009); Can & Çobanoğlu (2010). In this study, it was determined on head, green parts and garlic storage samples., Published as part of Cilbircioğlu, Cihan & Çobanoğlu, Sultan, 2019, Phytophagous mite (Acari) species on garlic (Allium sativum L.) cultivation areas and storages of Kastamonu, Turkey, pp. 211-224 in Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (3) on page 219, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v8i3.46349, http://zenodo.org/record/7173998, {"references":["Yoldas, Z., Oncuer, C., & Karsavuran, Y. (1990) Ege ve Marmara bolgeleri sanayi domatesi yetistirme alanlarinda saptanan dogal dusmanlar, Turkiye II. Biyolojik Mucadele Kongresi, 26 - 29 September 1990, Ankara, Turkey, pp. 189 - 196.","Oncuer, C., Karsavuran, Y., Yoldas, Z. & Durmusoglu, E. (1992) Sanayi domateslerinde gorulen zararlilar, yayilis ve bulasma oranlari uzerinde arastirmalar. Turkiye Entomoloji Kongresi, Entomoloji Dernegi Yayinlari, 5: 705 - 713.","Erdogan, P. (2006) Sebze ve yem bitkilerinde gorulen zararlilar ve mucadele yontemleri. Tarla Bitkileri Centrum Arastirma Enstitusu Dergisi, 15 (1 - 2): 1 - 10.","Yanar, D. & Ustunol, N. (2009) Bazi domates cesitlerinin Domates pas akari ve Ikinoktali kirmizi orumcege reaksiyonlarinin belirlenmesi, 43. Turkiye III. Bitki Koruma Kongresi, 15 - 18 July 2004, Van, Turkey, pp. 13 - 16.","Can, M. & Cobanoglu, S. (2010) Kumluca (Antalya) ilcesinde sebze uretimi yapilan seralarda bulunan Akar (Acari) turlerinin tanimi ve konukculari uzerinde calismalar. Akdeniz Universitesi Ziraat Fakultesi Dergisi, 23 (2): 87 - 92."]}

Rhizoglyphus echinopus (Fumouze & Robin, 1868) Width: 944.84 ± 0.33, length: 755.63 ± 0.21 (n = 10). Specimens examined Centrum / Uzunkavak Village garlic storage, 10.IX.2015, (1 ♀); Taşköprü / Akdoğan Village garlic storage, 16.IX.2015 (1 ♀); Centrum / Uzunkavak Village garlic storage, 10.IX.2015 (1 ♂); Taşköprü / Alatarla Village garlic storage, 20.X.2015 (1 ♂). Comments Rhyzoglyphus echinopus was reported for the first time by Çobanoğlu (1996) on wheat and stored sunflower in Edirne. Çobanoğlu and Bayram (1998) found the species in tuberous ornamental plants. In this study, R. echinopus has been collected just in the stored garlic heads., Published as part of Cilbircioğlu, Cihan & Çobanoğlu, Sultan, 2019, Phytophagous mite (Acari) species on garlic (Allium sativum L.) cultivation areas and storages of Kastamonu, Turkey, pp. 211-224 in Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (3) on page 217, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v8i3.46349, http://zenodo.org/record/7173998, {"references":["Cobanoglu, S. (1996) Typhloctonus Muma, 1961 (Acarina: Phytoseiidae) species, from thrace of Turkey. Doga, Turk Tarim ve Ormancilik Dergisi, 20: 353 - 357.","Cobanoglu, S. & Bayram, S. (1998) Mites (Acari) and flies (Insecta: Diptera) from natural edible mushrooms (Morchella: Ascomycetes) in Ankara, Turkey. Bulletin & Annales de la Societe Royale Belge d'Entomologi, 134 (3): 187 - 198."]}

Glycyphagus domesticus (De Geer, 1778) Width: 260.82 ± 0.45 (202.20–350.10), length: 395.44 ± 0.45 (321.48–456.32) (n = 10). Specimens examined Taşköprü / Ağcıkişi Village garlic storage. 26.I.2015 (2 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂); Hanönü/ İncesu Village. 26.IV.2015 (1 ♂). Comments This mite is called furniture mite, cereal mite or household mite (Goracci et al. 1985). This species was reported in Bursa (Gülegen et al. 2005), on storage products in Edirne (Çobanoğlu 1996), as house dust mite in Bitlis and Muş (Medeni et al. 2013) and Kutahya (Akdemir and Gürdal 2005)., Published as part of Cilbircioğlu, Cihan & Çobanoğlu, Sultan, 2019, Phytophagous mite (Acari) species on garlic (Allium sativum L.) cultivation areas and storages of Kastamonu, Turkey, pp. 211-224 in Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (3) on page 219, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v8i3.46349, http://zenodo.org/record/7173998, {"references":["Goracci, E, Lazzeri S, Zuccherelli, D, Rossetti, M. & Poggianti, AM. (1985) Acari of food storage facilities: An ecologic and immuno-allergic study. Quad Sclavo Diagn, 21 (4): 436 - 46 (In Italian).","Gulegen, E, Girisgin, O., Kutukoglu, F., Girisgin, A. O. & Coskun, SZ. (2005) Mite species found in house dust in houses in Bursa. Turkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, 29 (3): 185 - 187.","Cobanoglu, S. (1996) Typhloctonus Muma, 1961 (Acarina: Phytoseiidae) species, from thrace of Turkey. Doga, Turk Tarim ve Ormancilik Dergisi, 20: 353 - 357.","Medeni, A., Erman, O. K., Dogan, S. & Ayyildiz, N. (2013) Bitlis ve Mus illeri ev tozu akarlari. Turkiye Entomoloji Bulteni, 3 (3): 169 - 177.","Akdemir, C. & Gurdal, H. (2005) House dust mite in Kutahya, Turkey. Turkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, 29 (2): 110 - 115 (In Turkish)."]}

Aceria tulipae (Keifer, 1938) Specimens examined Taşköprü / Tekev-Karşı Village garlic storage. 8.VII.2015 (2 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂); Taşköprü / Akdoğan Tekke Village garlic storage. 30.VIII.2015 (5 ♀♀, 1 ♂); Hanönü / Kornapa Village. 28.IV.2016 (1 ♀, 1 ♂); Taşköprü / Alisaray Village. 28.IV.2016 (1 ♀). Comments Members of A. tulipae feed on young leaves and are found in layers of tulips, onions and garlic bulbs. As a result of their feeding on knitting, twisting, curling green parts and leaves of the plants, they damage and dry the leaf texture (Debnath and Karmakar 2013). This species carries the wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV) and garlic mosaic virus especially in garlic and onions which cause significant yield losses in the economic sense (Denizhan 2012). Denizhan (2012) reported this mite feeding on the leaves of garlic. This species was found in nine garlic storages of Taşköprü and Hanönü in this study., Published as part of Cilbircioğlu, Cihan & Çobanoğlu, Sultan, 2019, Phytophagous mite (Acari) species on garlic (Allium sativum L.) cultivation areas and storages of Kastamonu, Turkey, pp. 211-224 in Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (3) on page 220, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v8i3.46349, http://zenodo.org/record/7173998, {"references":["Debnath, P. & Karmakar, K. (2013) Garlic mite, Aceria tulipae (Keifer) (Acari: Eriophyoidea) - a threat for garlic in West Bengal, India. International Journal of Acarology, 39 (2): 89 - 96.","Denizhan, E. (2012) Turkiye eriophyoid faunasi icin yeni bir kayit: Aceria tulipae (Keifer, 1938) (Acarina: Eriophyoidea). Bitki Koruma Bulteni, 52 (1): 119 - 122."]}

Tyrophagus similis (Volgin, 1949) Width: 213.59 ± 15.15 (170.73–256.44), length: 403.53 ± 22.22 (340.66–466.39) (n = 3). Specimens examined Taşköprü / Aşağıçayırcık Village, 20.IV.2015 (11 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂); Hanönü/ Eskiatça Village, 20.IV.2015 (7 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂); Taşköprü/ Kızılcaören Village, 25.IV.2015 (14 ♀♀, 11 ♂♂); Hanönü/ İncesu Village, 26.IV.2015 (4 ♀♀, 5 ♂♂); Centrum / Çavundur Village, 01.V.2015 (2 ♀♀, 5 ♂♂); Centrum / Ayvalı Village, 01.V.2015 (2 ♀♀, 5 ♂♂). Comments It can damage plants, such as melon, cucumber, pumpkin. This species population decrease in summer bacause it prefers relatively low temperatures (Kılıç et al. 2012). In this study, it was found in the head, green parts and storage surveys and recorded in field surveys frequently (Madanlar and Önder 1996)., Published as part of Cilbircioğlu, Cihan & Çobanoğlu, Sultan, 2019, Phytophagous mite (Acari) species on garlic (Allium sativum L.) cultivation areas and storages of Kastamonu, Turkey, pp. 211-224 in Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (3) on page 218, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v8i3.46349, http://zenodo.org/record/7173998, {"references":["Kilic, T., Cobanoglu, S., Yoldas, Z. & Madanlar, N. (2012) Izmir ilinde taze sogan tarlalarinda bulunan akar (Acari) turleri. Turkish Journal of Entomology, 36 (3): 401 - 411.","Madanlar, N. & Onder, F. (1996) Mites associated with cultivated mushrooms in Turkey. XX International Congress of Entomology, 25 - 31 August 1996, Firenze, Italy."]}

Çobanoğlu, Sultan, Kandiltaş, Begül Güldali (2019): Toxicity of spiromesifen on different developmental stages of two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (1): 57-68, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v8i1.39155, URL: https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/f462db68-de59-3d20-97c5-3874c3d44b83/

Turkey has a certain special garlic variety called "Taskopru garlic", (Allium sativum L.), which is an important agricultural crop, besides being especially tolerant aganist extreme climatic conditions. This study was carried out to determine harmful mite species of garlic fields and storages during 2015-2016. The samples were collected from Kastamonu (Taskopru, Hanonu and Centrum) with a weekly interval between April to August. Twelve mite species represented two orders (Prostigmata and Oribatida [Astigmatinal); the identified species belong into five families, including Acaridae (seven species), Glycyphagidae (two species), Tetranychidae (one species), Tarsonemidae (one species) and Eriophyidae (one species). These results showed that Kastamonu has rich biodiversity, especially concerning the garlic growing areas and storages. Rhyoglyphus robini Clarapede (Acaridae) was found as the most abundant and common species with a frequency of 71.35% in Hanonu, while Tyrophagus putrescentia (Schrank) (Acaridae) was identified as the most populated species.

Noei, Javad, Inak, Emre, Çobanoğlu, Sultan, Saboori, Alireza (2018): A new species of Lassenia (Acari: Tanaupodidae) from Turkey. Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (4): 345-352, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i4.40281, URL: https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/3792d70c-3b64-3b2b-8827-f43fcd6419b4/

Re-descriptions of Amblyseius decolor (Westerboer, 1962) and Proprioseiopsis sororculus (Wainstein, 1960) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) based on specimens collected in Turkey and France are provided. Both of these mite species represent new distribution records for Turkey. Some new morphological data related to these two species collected in Turkey and France, as well as an identification key for Amblyseiini species of Turkey, are also given. These species are re-described, measured and illustrated. Amblyseius lutezhicus Wainstein is considered as a junior synonym of A. decolor.

Aegyptobia juniperi sp. nov. Ueckermann, Çobanoğlu & Sağlam (Figs 1–23) Diagnosis. Adult female, nymphs: opisthosoma with 13 pairs of coarsely barbed, lanceolate setae slightly expanding distally (f 2 present); prodorsum striate-reticulate, ornamentation can be vague centrally, dorsal opisthosoma striate-reticulate; anterior margin of prodorsal shield with short notched rounded projection medially; venter with transverse striae between 1 a to 3 a and posterior to 4 a, cuticle between setae 3 a - 4 a smooth; ventral plate weakly developed, smooth; setae ps 3 shortest and ps 1 longest; seta l' present on femur I – II; seta d present on femur III; seta l ′ present on genu I – III; seta tc'' present on tarsi I – IV; femur I – III d, genu I – II d slender and serrate; trochanter III l ′ serrate, femur II l’ short and smooth; palp 0, 1, 0, 2, 2 (1); setae ps 1 – 3 , g 1 – 2 , ag slightly serrate. Tarsal claws uncinate. Adult female: spermatheca short, terminating in a small oblong vesicle. Deutonymph: l", d present on genu I – III; l' absent on femora I–II. Description. Female— Dimensions. Length of body excluding gnathosoma (between v 2 and h 1) 224 (212– 232); width 105 (97–107), length of gnathosoma 68 (65–73). Leg lengths: I 84 (83–88); II 81 (75–82); III 72 (65– 72); IV 74 (66–76). Setal lengths: v 2 21 (18–22); sc 1 20 (17–23); sc 2 21 (18–23); c 1 22 (20–22); c 2 21 (15–21); c 3 17 (16–19); d 1 13 (13–18); d 2 17 (13–17); d 3 18 (14–20); e 1 15 (13–17); e 2 18 (13–20); e 3 15 (15–21); f 2 16 (15– 19); f 3 18 (15–21); h 1 18 (17–21); h 2 19 (19–23). Dorsum (Figs 1, 2). Anterior margin of prodorsum with short notched rounded projection medially. Dorsum mainly striated, prodorsum with smooth patch dorsocentrally; opisthosoma rugose medially, with diagonal striations laterally; dorsal body setae lanceolate and serrate, subequal in length. Band of transverse striae between prodorsum and opisthosoma. Venter (Figs 3, 4). Venter with transverse striae between setae 1 a– 3 a and posterior to setae 4 a; cuticle between setae 3 a– 4 a smooth; pregenital and genital region smooth with longitudinal striae laterally; anal shields striate. Pregenital area with weakly developed ventral plate. Both setae 3 a and 4 a long and whip like. One pair of aggenital and two pairs of genital setae, slightly serrate and subequal in length. Genital setae transversely aligned along posterior margin of genital shield. Three pairs of serrate anal setae with ps 3 shortest and ps 1 longest. Spermatheca a slender tube terminating into oblong vesicle (Fig. 4). Gnathosoma (Fig. 5). Infracapitulum nearly reaching anterior margin of tibia I. Palp five-segmented. Tarsus with two eupathidia (ul’ and ul”) and solenidion (ω), tibia with two setae (d, l”), genu and trochanter without setae and femur with one seta (d). Legs (Figs 6–8). Counts of setae and solenidia (included in counts) on podomeres of legs I–IV: coxae 2 - 2 - 1 - 1, trochanters 1 - 1-2 - 1, femora 4 - 4 - 2 - 1, genua 3 - 3 - 1 -0, tibiae 4 - 4 - 3 - 3, tarsi 9 (ω)- 9 (ω)- 5 - 5. Leg chaetotaxy as follows: coxa I 1 b, 1 c; cx II 2 b, 2 c; cx III 3 b; cx IV 4 b; trochanters I, II, IV v’; tr III l’, v ’; femora I–II d, v’, bv”, l’; fe III d, ev ’; fe IV ev ’; genua I–II l’, d, l”; ge III l’; ge IV nude; tibiae I–II d, l’, v’, v”; ti III–IV d, v’, v”; tarsus I–II u’, u”, p’, p”, tc’, tc”, ft’, ft”, ω; ta III–IV u’, u”, tc’, tc”, ft’. Dorsal setae on femora and genua I–II slender and serrate. Tarsal claws uncinate, empodium pad-like. Male. Unknown. Deutonymph (Figs 9–13). Dimensions. Length of body excluding gnathosoma 182–218; width 81–92, length of gnathosoma 51–59. Legs: I 64 –76; II 59 –64; III 50 –60; IV 54 –62. Setae: v 2 17–21; sc 1 17–22; sc 2 16–19; c 1 14–16; c 2 13–15; c 3 13–17; d 1 10–12; d 2 13–15; d 3 14–17; e 1 10 –13; e 2 11 –14; e 3 11 –17; f 2 12–15; f 3 10–18; h 1 11–13; h 2 14–20. Prodorsum with weak longitudinal striae; dorsal opisthosoma with broadly separated transverse lines, and weakly developed pygidial shield capturing setae e 1, f 1–2 and h 1–2, with few longitudinal striae. Anterior margin of prodorsum smoothly rounded, without notched projection. Setae similar to that of female. Venter completely striate with setae 1 a, 3 a, 4 a, ag, g 1, ps 1–3. Gnathosoma similar to that of female. Legs as in female except, femora I–II with three setae (d, v’, bv” present; l’ absent in all specimens (usually appears in deutonymph, but here it is delayed to adults) and trochanter IV nude (v ’ absent); coxal setae 2 c and 4 b added (Figs 11, 13). Protonymph (Figs 14–18). Dimensions. Length of body excluding gnathosoma 168–176; width 74–79, length of gnathosoma 44–45. Legs: I 60 –61; II 54 –58; III 54 –55; IV 51 –52. Setae: v 2 17–18; sc 1 13–17; sc 2 11–13; c 1 11–15; c 2 10–13; c 3 12–13; d 1 10–11; d 2 11–13; d 3 10–13; e 1 9 –10; e 2 11 –12; e 3 12 –15; f 2 11–12; f 3 10–17; h 1 9; h 2 11–13. Dorsum similar to that of deutonymph except pygidial shield not formed. Venter similar to deutonymph except with weaker striae; setae 1 a, 3 a, ag, ps 1–3 present, setae 4 a absent. Leg chaetotaxy as in female and deutonymph, except: trochanter I–II nude (v’ absent), trochanter III with only l’ present (v’ absent); genua I–III with only l’ present (d, l” absent); tarsus IV with ft’, u’, u” present (tc’, tc” absent); coxal setae 1 c added. Gnathosoma similar to that of female (Figs 16, 18). Larva (Figs 19–22). Dimensions. Length of body excluding gnathosoma 139; width 71, length of gnathosoma 24. Legs: I 53; II 49; III 49; IV absent. Setae: ve 13; sci 10; sce 14; c 1 12; c 2 10; c 3 12; d 1 10; d 2 11; d 3 10; e 1 11; e 2 13; e 3 18; f 2 13; f 3 22; h 1 13; h 2 22. Dorsum similar to that of deutonymph and protonymph. Ventral cuticle with similar pattern to deutonymph; with setae 1 a, 3 a, ps 1–3. Leg chaetotaxy of legs I–III: trochanters I–III nude; fe I–III, ge I–III, ti I–III as in protonymph; tarsi I–III as in protonymph except setae tc’ and tc” absent; only coxal setae 1 b present (Figs 21–22). Remarks. Seta l’ on femora I–II usually first appears in the deutonymph (Seeman & Beard 2011; Beard et al. 2014) but in this species it is delayed to the adult which is unique for the genus. However, this seta is also sometimes absent, such as in Aegyptobia tragardhi, A. nummulus Chaudhri, 1972 and A. pomaderrisae Collyer, 1969 (Seeman & Beard 2011; Khanjani et al. 2012 a). We compared our new species with all the species listed in Mesa et al. (2009) with special attention to those collected from Cupressaceae. It resembles A. iranensis Khanjani et al., 2008 in most respects. However, a close examination revealed that it differs from the latter in the ornamentation of the dorsal shields and form of the dorsal setae. The ornamentation of the prodorsal shield in A. juniperi has many broken lines, including some in the medial portion of the shield, whereas in A. iranensis these lines are complete and do not extend into the medial portion of the prodorsal shield; similarly, the opisthosomal shield is irregularly rugose in A. juniperi, but in A. iranensis this shield is reticulate. Also, the dorsal setae of A. iranensis are slender and finely serrated, opposed to coarsely serrated and slightly expanded distally in A. juniperi (personal communication with Prof M. Khanjani). Furthermore, the rostrum of the new species reaches to the base of tarsus I compared with to tibia I in A.iranensis (Khanjani et al. 2008); and setae ft’ on tarsus I and d on tibia I of A. iranensis are depicted as serrated but in A. juniperi they are smooth. This species also closely resembles A. cupressus. However, it differs to material borrowed from the Smithsonian (USNM), Beltsville, Washington D.C., USA in that the opisthosoma of A. juniperi is irregularly rugose, as opposed to striate in A. cupressus; the shape of the spermatheca is a long slender tube terminating in an oblong vesicle in the new species, instead of a short tube terminating in a round bulb (Fig. 23) as found in A. cupressus; and A. cupressus has a swirl pattern on the cuticle between setae c 1 and c 2 that is absent in A. juniperi (Baker & Tuttle 1972). Distribution. Ankara, Turkey. Type material. Turkey—Holotype female, 7 paratype females, 1 paratype deutonymph, 1 paratype protonymph and 1 paratype larva, from Juniperus horizontalis (Moench) (Cupressaceae), Subayevleri/Ankara, 13 July 2006; 1 paratype deutonymph, 2 paratype protonymphs and one paratype larva from Thuja orientalis L. (Cupressaceae), Nasuh Akar Parkı/Ankara 23 June 2006; 2 paratype females and 3 paratype deutonymphs from T. orientalis, Subayevleri /Ankara, 14 July 2006; 6 paratype females from J. horizontalis, Kalecik /Ankara, 0 3 August 2006; 6 paratype females and 1 paratype protonymph from Juniperus virginiana L. cv skyrocket (Cupressaceae), Elvankent/Ankara, 29 August 2006; 2 paratype females from J. horizontalis, Elvankent /Ankara, 29 August 2006; 2 paratype females, 2 paratype deutonymphs and one paratype protonymph from Juniperus media Van Melle (Cupressaceae), Elvankent/Ankara, 29 August 2006; 14 paratype females from Thuja horizontalis, Elvankent /Ankara, 29 August 2006; 4 paratype females from J. horizontalis, Eryaman /Ankara, 31 August 2006; 4 paratype females from J. horizontalis, Kurtuluş /Ankara, 0 8 September 2006; 2 paratype females from J. horizontalis, Abdi İpekçi Parkı /Ankara, 0 8 September 2006. Type deposition. Holotype female and paratype females, deutonymphs, protonymphs and larvae are kept at University of Ankara, Plant Protection Department, except for 2 paratype females and 3 deutonymphs (Slide numbers: 195 / 2, 195 / 3, 195 / 4, 363 / 6 and 225 / 1) deposited at the ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute, Queenswood, Pretoria, South Africa. Etymology. The species is named for one of its host genera Juniperus.

Genus Cenopalpus Pritchard & Baker, 1958 Type species: Brevipalpus spinosus (Donnadieu 1875). Diagnosis. As defined by Khanjani et al., 2012 b.

Key to the Tenuipalpidae of Turkey (based on adult females) 1. Dorsal opisthosoma with any of setae c 2, d 2, e 2 present (Fig. 1)................................................. 2 - Dorsal opisthosoma with all setae c 2, d 2, e 2 absent (Fig. 45).................................................. 20 2. Four pairs of legs present (n.b. some spp. of Phytoptipalpus have three pairs of legs); eyes present; dorsal opisthosomal setae f 2 present or absent...................................................................................... 3 - Three pairs of legs present; eyes absent; dorsal opisthosomal setae f 2 absent......... Raoiellana allium Baker & Tuttle 1972 3. Dorsal opisthosoma with two or more pairs of setae c 2, d 2, e 2, f 2 present; ventral and genital shields not developed to weakly developed; ventral shield not framed by distinct striae (Fig. 3); palp 4–5 -segmented................................ 10 - Dorsal opisthosoma with setae c 2 present and setae d 2, e 2 absent (Fig. 52); setae f 2 present or absent; ventral and genital shields distinct and separate; ventral shield framed by distinct striae (Fig. 46); palp 4 -segmented... Cenopalpus Pritchard & Baker............................................................................................... 4 4. Dorsum mainly covered with reticulations; palp tibia with 2 setae............................................... 5 - Dorsum striate; palp tibia with one seta..................................... C. lineola (Canestrini & Fanzago 1876) 5. Prodorsum with reticulations irregular, smooth to rugose centrally, prodorsal setae broadly lanceolate (Fig. 71)........................................................................... C. bagdasariani (Livshitz & Mitrofanov 1970) - Prodorsum with reticulations regular; prodorsal setae slender to narrowly lanceolate or broadly lanceolate to spatulate..... 6 6. Prodorsal setae narrowly lanceolate to slender............................................................... 7 - Prodorsal setae broadly lanceolate to spatulate............................................................... 9 7. Dorsal opisthosomal cuticle with distinct series of short transverse bands between setae d 1 -e 1; prodorsum with small irregular elements in reticulation; ventral cuticle between setae 4 a and ventral plate covered in small irregular reticulations; deutonymph with dorsal opisthosomal setae c 2 long (one of the longest dorsal setae).................... C. spinosus (Donnadieu 1875) - Dorsal opisthosoma cuticle without distinct series of short transverse bands between setae d 1 -e 1; prodorsum with large regular elements in reticulation; ventral cuticle between setae 4 a and ventral plate with large regular reticulation, strongest laterally becoming weak to absent centrally (i.e. smooth centrally); deutonymph with dorsal opisthosomal setae c 2 minute (Fig. 62)... 8 8. Deutonymph with dorsal opisthosomal setae f 2 long....................................... C. bakeri Düzgüneş 1967 - Deutonymph with dorsal opisthosomal setae f 2 minute......................... C. pulcher (Canestrini & Fanzago 1876) 9. Setae v 2 shorter than v 2 -v 2; setae d 1 and e 1 narrowly lanceolate; deutonymph with dorsal opisthosomal setae h 2 as long as other lateral setae, and setae e 1 minute.............................................. C. lanceolatisetae Attiah 1956 - Setae v 2 as long as or longer than v 2 -v 2; setae d 1 and e 1 broadly lanceolate; deutonymph with dorsal opisthosomal setae h 2 minute, and seta e 1 short......................................................... C. pritchardi Düzgüneş 1967 10. Anterior margin of prodorsum with a forked medial projection, the prongs of the projection with acute apices; ventral and gen- ital shields not developed; setae ps 1–3 inserted in a triangular pattern; palp 4 -segmented with second segment nude and palp tarsus with single seta and solenidion.................................. Pseudoleptus zelihae Pritchard & Baker 1958 - Anterior margin of prodorsum without acutely pointed forked projection, may have short notched anterior projection; ventral and genital shields weakly developed or not; palp 5 -segmented, with variable setation.............................. 11 11. Opisthosoma with 12–13 pairs of dorsal setae (setae f 2 commonly absent); setae e 2 and f 2 (when present) inserted along the lateral margin aligned with setae c 3, d 3, e 3, f 3, h 1, h 2................................ Pentamerismus McGregor... 12 - Opisthosoma with 12–13 pairs of dorsal setae (setae f 2 rarely absent); setae e 2 and f 2 (when present) inserted in a sublateral position, aligned with setae c 2, d 2........................................................................ 14 12. Dorsal opisthosoma with setae f 2 absent; setae c 3, d 3, e 2, e 3, f 3, h 1, h 2 in lateral position; length of setae v 2 subequal to or lon- ger than sc 1; prodorsal and lateral opisthosomal setae variable in shape, from short slender to narrowly lanceolate........ 13 - Dorsal opisthosoma with setae f 2 present in lateral position aligned with setae c 3, d 3, e 2, d 3, f 3, h 1, h 2; prodorsum with setae v 2 subequal to sc 1; prodorsal and lateral opisthosomal setae broadly leaf-like, other opisthosomal setae minute and slender................................................................................... P. erythreus (Ewing 1917) 13. Opisthosoma with all dorsal setae short and slender........................................... P. taxi (Haller 1877) - Opisthosoma with dorsolateral setae narrowly lanceolate, central setae minute............. P. oregonensis McGregor 1949 14. Two pairs of pseudanal setae (ps 1–2) (Fig. 34); prodorsum with patch of reticulation medially (Fig. 32); dorsal setae broadly lanceolate and serrate................................................ Phytoptipalpus salicicola (Al Gboory 1987) - Three pairs of pseudanal setae (ps 1–3) (Fig. 3); prodorsum sculpture variable; dorsal setae variable in shape... Aegyptobia Sayed.............................................................................................. 15 15. Prodorsum striate; dorsal setae linear-lanceolate or broadly lanceolate........................................... 16 - Prodorsum rugose-reticulate; dorsal setae club-shaped, serrate (Fig. 24)........... A. beglarovi Livshitz & Mitrofanov 1967 16. Anterior margin of prodorsum with notched projection; dorsal setae lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, serrate............ 17 - Anterior margin of prodorsum rounded without projection or notch; setae in dorsal opisthosomal setal row C and D slender or lanceolate, other posterior opisthosomal setae broadly lanceolate, serrate........................ A. tragardhi Sayed 1950 17. Anterior margin of prodorsum with projection deeply notched................................................. 18 - Anterior margin of prodorsum with projection shallowly notched; all dorsal setae lanceolate, serrate, with most lateral setae broadly lanceolate..................................................... A. mccormicki (Baker & Pritchard 1953) 18. Dorsal body setae narrowly lanceolate, serrate.............................................................. 19 - Dorsal body setae broadly lanceolate, serrate..................................... A. aletes (Pritchard & Baker 1952) 19. Palp tarsus with two eupathidia and a tactile seta; spermatheca a short tube ending in a round bulb (Fig. 5).......................................................................................... A. cupressus Baker & Tuttle 1972 - Palp tarsus with one eupathidium and two tactile setae; spermatheca a long, thin tube ending in an elongate oval bulb (Fig. 4) ........................................................ A. juniperi sp. nov. Ueckermann, Çobanoğlu & Sağlam 20. Setae h 2 long and flagellate, at least 4 x longer than other dorsal setae (Fig. 82); dorsal opisthosoma with setae c 3, d 3, e 3, f 3, h 1, h 2 present; setae c 1, d 1, e 1, f 2 present or absent; idiosoma often narrowed behind leg IV (Fig. 82); palp 1–3 -segmented... Tenuipalpus Donnadieu.............................................................................. 21 - Setae h 2 not long and flagellate, but similar in length to other dorsal setae; dorsal opisthosoma with setae c 1, c 3, d 1, d 3, e 1, e 3, f 3, h 1, h 2 present (except d 1, e 1 absent in B. recki); setae f 2 present or absent; idiosoma does not. obviously narrow behind leg IV (Fig. 45); palp 4 -segmented..................................................... Brevipalpus Donnadieu... 22 21. Venter with two pairs of setae 4 a (Fig. 83); dorsal opisthosoma with c 1 present and d 1, e 1 absent (Fig. 82); dorsum nearly smooth............................................................................. T. granati Sayed 1946 - Venter with one pair of setae 4 a (Fig. 90); dorsal opisthosoma with c 1, d 1, e 1 present (Fig. 89); dorsum reticulate................................................................................... T. punicae Pritchard & Baker 1958 22. Dorsal opisthosomal setae f 2 absent; dorsal opisthosoma with setae c 3, d 3, e 3, f 3, h 2 and h 1 present laterally............ 23 - Dorsal opisthosomal setae f 2 present; dorsal opisthosoma with setae c 3, d 3, e 3, f 2, f 3, h 2, h 1 present laterally........... 25 23. Tarsus II with a single solenidion distally.................................................................. 24 - Tarsus II with two solenidia distally........................................ B. phoenicis sensu lato (Geıjskes 1939) 24. Palp tarsus with one solenidion and two setae distally; deutonymph with setae sc 1, sc 2, f 3, h 1, h 2 setae largest, lanceolate and serrate; setae c 3, d 3, e 3 short; setae c 1, d 1, e 1 minute................................... B. obovatus Donnadıeu 1875 - Palp tarsus with one solenidion and one seta distally; deutonymph with setae sc 2, c 3, f 3, h 1 and h 2 largest and serrate; setae v 2, c 1, d 1, e 1, e 3 minute.............................................................. B. obovoides DeLeon 1961 25. Tarsus II with a single solenidion distally................................................................. 26 - Tarsus II with two solenidia distally................................................. B. californicus (Banks 1904) 26. Tip of infracapitulum elongate, extending to anterior margin of genu I; deutonymph with dorsal setae sc 2, c 3, f 3, h 1, or setae sc 1, sc 2, c 3, d 3 and f 3 the longest and broadly lanceolate..................................................... 27 - Infracapitulum not elongate, not extending beyond distal end of femur I; nymph with dorsal setae sc 2, c 3, f 2, f 3, h 1 and h 2 longest and broadly lanceolate, other dorsal opisthosomal setae short........................... B. lewisi McGregor 1949 27. Trochanter III with one seta, trochanter IV without setae; deutonymph with setae sc 1, sc 2, c 3, d 3 and f 3 longest, broadly lanceolate and serrate; setae v 2, c 1, d 1, e 1, e 3, f 2, h 1, h 2 much shorter and serrate......... B. rotai Castagnoli & Pegazzano 1979 - Trochanter III with two setae, trochanter IV with one seta; deutonymph with setae sc 2, c 3, d 3, e 3, f 3 and h 1 longest, broadly lanceolate and serrate; setae v 2, sc 1, c 1, d 1, e 1, f 2, h 2 much shorter and serrate................... B. olearius Sayed 1950

Brevipalpus rotai (Castagnoli & Pegazzano 1979) (Figs 45–51) Hystripalpus rotai Castagnoli & Pegazzano 1979: 285. Diagnosis. Dorsal opisthosomal setae f 2 present. Dorsum rugose-reticulate medially and mostly smooth with well separated granules laterally. Dorsal body setae short, narrowly lanceolate and serrate. Venter smooth medially from setae 1 b to ventral shield with reticulations and granules laterally. Setae 3 a much shorter than 4 a. Cuticle laterad and posterolaterad 4 a with reticulation. Dorsal setae on femora I–III and genua I–II lanceolate and serrate. Trochanters I–IV with 1 - 1 - 1 -0 setae. Spermatheca a long slender, coiling tube terminating in large, prominent hairy bulb. Female. Dimensions. Length of body excluding gnathosoma 246; width 156, length of gnathosoma 83. Legs: I 130; II 130; III 116; IV 121. Setae: v 2 6; sc 1 16; sc 2 11; c 1 6; c 3 9; d 1 8; d 3 10; e 1 9; e 3 9; f 2 9; f 3 10; h 1 8; h 2 8. Body oval. Dorsum (Fig. 45). Anterior projection of prodorsum with deep notches forming four lobes. Dorsum rugosereticulate medially and striate-granular laterally, with short transverse folds at e 1 -e 1; dorsal body setae short, serrate and subequal in length. Venter (Figs 46–48). Venter smooth medially from setae 1 a to ventral shield, with reticulations and granules laterally. Setae 4 a much longer than 3 a. Ventral, genital and anal shields mostly smooth, with some weak transverse striations; setae ag, g 1-2, ps 1–2 smooth; setae g 2 inserted slightly anterior to g 1. Spermatheca a long, slender, coiling tube terminating into large, prominent hairy bulb (Fig. 47). Gnathosoma (Fig. 48). Tip of gnathosoma reaching anterior margin of genu I. Palp four-segmented; tarsus with one solenidion and two eupathidia; tibia with two setae; femur-genu with one; trochanter without setae. Legs (Figs 49–51) — Counts of setae and solenidia (included in counts) on podomeres of legs I–IV: coxae 2 - 2 - 1 - 1, trochanters 1 - 1 - 1 -0, femora 4 - 4 - 2 - 1, genua 3 - 3 - 1 - 1, tibiae 5 - 5 - 3 - 3, tarsi 9 (ω)- 9 (ω)- 5 - 5. Leg chaetotaxy as follows: trochanters I, II, III v’, IV nude; femora I–II d, v’, bv”, l’; femur III d, ev ’; femur IV ev ’; genua I–II l’, d, l”; III –IV l’; tibiae I–II d, l’, l”,v’, v”; III–IV d, v’, v”; tarsus I–II u’, u”, p’, p” tc’, tc”, ft’, ft”, ω; III–IV u’, u”, tc’, tc”, ft’. Dorsal setae on femora I–II and genua I–II narrowly lanceolate and serrate. Remarks. Mesa et al. (2009) suspected that the three species B. dosis Chaudhri et al. (1974), B. olearius Sayed 1950 and B. olivicola Castagnoli & Pegazzano 1979 were all junior synonyms of B. oleae Baker 1949. However, Castagnoli & Pegazzano (1979) considered B. olearius, B. olivicola and B. oleae, and their new species, B. rotai, to all be separate true species based on the shape and/or position of the dorsal setae of the deutonymphs, and did not consider B. dosis. The adults of these four species are morphologically close in having similar dorsal ornamentation, shape and length of infracapitulum, anterior prodorsal projection, body setae and shape of spermatheca, except for minor variations. Castagnoli & Pegazzano (1979) also divided these four species into two groups based on the setal numbers on the trochanters— B. olivicola and B. oleae make one group with two setae on trochanter III (l’, v’ present) and one seta on trochanter IV (v’ present); and B. olearius and B. rotai represent the second group with one seta on trochanter III (v’ absent; l’ present) and trochanter IV without setae. We examined a female B. oleae specimen borrowed from the Smithsonian (USNM), and confirm that the trochanter formula is 1 - 1-2 - 1. Our Turkish specimen belongs to the B. olearius and B. rotai group, with the trochantal formula 1 - 1 - 1 -0. Unfortunately we have only one female specimen and our decision to consider this specimen to be B. rotai as opposed to B. olearius, is based solely on the fact that the base of the anterior prodorsal projection is not smooth as it is in B. olearius. Confirmation of this will depend on the examination of more specimens of each of these species, especially immatures. This is a first report of this species for Turkey. Material examined. 1 female from Olea europae L. (Oleaceae), Balıkesir, Turkey, 0 3 December 1999, Turkey, 0 3 December 1999 (Collector; S. Çobanoğlu. Deposited at University of Ankara). Distribution. Crimea, Egypt, Greek, Italy, Morocco, Pakistan, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Tunisia and USA (Meyer 1979; Hatzinikolis 1986 b; Mesa et al. 2009).

Genus Brevipalpus Donnadieu 1875 Type species: Brevipalpus obovatus Donnadieu 1875: 116. Diagnosis. As defined by Beard et al. (2015)., Published as part of ��obano��lu, Sultan, Ueckermann, Edward Albert & Sa��lam, Hayriye Didem, 2016, The Tenuipalpidae of Turkey, with a key to species (Acari: Trombidiformes), pp. 151-186 in Zootaxa 4097 (2) on page 166, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4097.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/271029, {"references":["Donnadieu, A. L. (1875) Recherches pour server a l'histoire des Tetranyques. Theses. Faculte des Sciences de Lyon Francia, 1 - 131.","Beard, J. J., Ochoa, R., Braswell, W. E. & Bauchan, G. R. (2015) Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes) species complex - a closer look. Zootaxa, 3944 (1), 1 - 67. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3944.1.1"]}

Tenuipalpus granati Sayed 1946 (Figs 82���88) Tenuipalpus granati Sayed 1946: 100; Wainstein 1960: 247; Livshitz & Mitrofanov 1967: 31; Meyer (Smith) 1979: 70. Tenuipalpus orchidarum Sayed 1942: 96. Misidentification. Diagnosis. Dorsum with irregular striae but almost smooth in the Turkish specimens, longitudinal laterally on opisthosoma, venter with mainly transverse striae. Dorsal opisthosomal setae c 1, f 2 present; setae d 1 and e 1 absent. Venter with two pairs of 4 a setae. Spermatheca is a long, slender tube, terminating in small bulb. Female. Dimensions: Length of body excluding gnathosoma 240���254; width 139���141, infracapitulum covered by anterior prodorsal projection; Legs: I 119���122; II 105���109; III 100���107; IV 105���108; setae: v 2 6���7; sc 1 8���11; sc 2 30���35; c 1 8���13; c 3 10���18; d 3 8���10; e 3 11 ���19; f 2 17���26; f 3 15���24; h 1 122���147; h 2 14���19. Body oval. Dorsum (Fig. 82). Anterior prodorsal projection deeply notched medially forming pair of pointed lobes medially. Prodorsum with an angulate anterolateral margin, just anterior to setae sc 2; opisthosoma gradually narrowing posteriorly, with two large lateral pores. Prodorsum and opisthosoma with scattered longitudinal to diagonal striae. Dorsal body setae slender, lanceolate, and weakly serrate. Venter (Figs 83���84). Venter striate. Metapodosoma with one pair of 3 a and two pairs of flagellate 4 a. Striation pattern of ventral and genital shields mostly transverse, with some longitudinal striae laterad in genital region. Pair of aggenital setae slightly longer than two pairs of genital setae, reaching to or slightly passing bases of genital setae; two pairs of pseudanal setae. Ventral setae smooth. Genital setae transversely aligned. Spermatheca a long, slender tube; terminating in a small bulb. Gnathosoma (Fig. 85). Infracapitulum covered by anterior projection, reaching to middle of femur I. Palp three-segmented, tarsus with a eupathidium, seta on tibia with at least two serrations; distal segment almost half length of second segment. Legs (Figs 86���88). Setae and solenidia (included in counts) on segments of legs I���IV: coxae 2 - 2 - 1 - 1, trochanters 1 - 1-2 - 1, femora 4 - 4 - 2 - 1, genua 2 - 2 -0-0, tibiae 5 - 5 - 3 - 3, and tarsi 9 (��)- 9 (��)- 5 - 5. Leg chaetotaxy as follows: trochanters I, II, IV v���; tr III l���, v ���; femora I-II d, v, bv���, l���; fe III d, ev ���; fe IV ev ���; genua I-II l���, l���; ge III-IV nude; tibiae I���II d, l���, l���, v���, v���; ti III���IV d, v���, v���; tarsus I���II u���, u���, p���, p��� tc���, tc���, ft���, ft���, ��; ta III���IV u���, u���, tc���, tc���, ft���. Dorsal setae on femora I���III lanceolate and serrate, absent on genua I���II. Material examined. 1 female from Vitis vinifera L. (Vitaceae), Salihli/Manisa, 10 September 1997, S. ��obanoğlu; 2 females from Vitis vinifera, Menemen ��avuşk��y /Izmir, 04���05 September 1997, (Collector; S. ��obanoğlu. Deposited at University of Ankara). Distribution. Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Greece, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Ukraine (Sayed 1946; Pritchard & Baker 1958; Wainstein 1960; Dosse 1971; Sadana & Gupta 1984; Hatzinikolis 1986 a; Khanjani et al. 2013 b)., Published as part of ��obano��lu, Sultan, Ueckermann, Edward Albert & Sa��lam, Hayriye Didem, 2016, The Tenuipalpidae of Turkey, with a key to species (Acari: Trombidiformes), pp. 151-186 in Zootaxa 4097 (2) on pages 177-178, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4097.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/271029, {"references":["Sayed, M. T. (1946) Description of Tenuipalpus granati nov. spec. and Brevipalpus pyri nov. spec. (Acarina: Trichadenidae). Bulletin de la Societe d' Fouad 1 er Entomologique, 30, 99 - 104.","Wainstein, B. A. (1960) Tetranychoid mites of Kazakhstan (with revision of the family). Kazakhstan Akademia Sel'skokhoziaistvikh nauk. Trudy Naucho-Issledovatelskogo Instituta Rastenii, 5, 1 - 276.","Livshitz, I. Z. & Mitrofanov, V. I. (1967) Materials to the knowledge of the fauna of False spider Mites (Acariformes: Tenuipalpidae). Proceedings of the Nikitsky Botanical Gardens, 39, 1 - 72.","Sayed, M. T. (1942) Contribution of the knowledge of the Acarina of Egypt II. The genus Tenuipalpus Donnadieu. Bulletin de la Societe d' Fouad 1 er Entomologique, 26, 93 - 113.","Pritchard, A. E. & Baker, E. W. (1958) The false spider mites (Acarina: Tenuipalpidae). University of California Publications in Entomology, 14 (3), 175 - 274.","Dosse, Von G. (1971) Die Familie Tenuipalpidae in Iran (Acari). Pflanzenkrankheiten und Pflanzenschutz, 78 (10), 577 - 585.","Sadana, G. L. & Gupta, B. K. (1984) New species of the genus Tenuipalpus Donnadieu (Tenuipalpidae: Acarina) from India. Entomon, 9 (2), 141 - 147.","Hatzinikolis, E. N. (1986 a) The genus Tenuipalpus (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) in Greece. Entomologia Hellenica, 4, 19 - 22.","Khanjani, M., Khanjani, M. & Seeman, O. D. (2013 b) The flat mites of the genus Tenuipalpus Donnadieu (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from Iran, International Journal of Acarology, 39 (2), 97 - 129."]}

Tenuipalpus punicae Pritchard & Baker 1958 (Figs 89���98) Tenuipalpus punicae Pritchard & Baker 1958: 240; Wainstein 1960: 245; Livschitz & Mitrofanov 1967: 32; Khosrowshahi & Arbabi 1997: 38. Tenuipalpus granati Sayed 1946; D��zg��neş 1965: 144. Misidentification. Diagnosis. Dorsum medially and laterally reticulate; prodorsum with oblique striae and folds laterally; opisthosoma with longitudinal striae laterally. Dorsal opisthosomal setae c 1, d 1, e 1, f 2 present. Prodorsal setae v 2, sc 1 minute and sc 2 longer, lanceolate and serrate; opisthosoma with dorsocentral setae c 1, d 1, e 1 short and slightly serrate; lateral setae longer, weakly lanceolate and serrate; setae h 1 flagelliform. Venter mostly smooth with weak striae laterally and posteriorly. Spermathecal duct narrows to form proximal constriction, prior to forming a membranous bulge and narrows again into a slender tube terminating into a small bulb distally. Seta tc��� absent on tarsi I���II, present on tarsi III���IV. Female. Dimensions: Length of body including gnathosoma 277���313; width (broadest part) 174���192, width (narrowest part) 106���132; infracapitulum covered by anterior prodorsal projection; Legs: I 98 ���119; II 95 ���108; III 84 ���96; IV 89 ���103; setae: v 2 6���9; sc 1 6���8; sc 2 22���25; c 1 5���9; c 3 9���11; d 1 7���9; d 3 6���9; e 1 7 ���9; e 3 11 ���14; f 2 13��� 17; f 2 12���15; h 1 135���161; h 2 10���16. Dorsum (Fig. 89). Anterior prodorsal projection deeply notched medially forming pointed lobes. Prodorsum with an angulate anterolateral margin, near insertion of setae sc 2. Opisthosoma gradually narrowing posteriorly, with two larges lateral pores. Both prodorsum and opisthosoma medially reticulate and laterally with longitudinal to oblique striae. Setae v 2 and sc 1 minute; setae sc 2 longer, lanceolate and serrate; opisthosoma with dorsocentral setae c 1, d 1, e 1 short and slightly serrate; lateral setae longer, lanceolate and serrate; setae h 1 flagelliform. Venter (Figs 90���91). Venter mostly smooth with weak striae laterally and in genital region; setae 3 a short, setae 4 a, ag elongate. Striation pattern of pregenital and genital shields transverse. Setae ag longer than setae g 1���2, extending beyond bases of g 1���2, almost to setae ps 1���2; setae g 2 inserted slightly anterior to g 1, ventral setae smooth. Spermatheca narrows to a proximal constriction prior to forming a membranous bulge, and narrows again into a long slender tube terminating in a small bulb. Gnathosoma (Fig. 92). Infracapitulum covered by anterior prodorsal projection, extending to proximal third of femur I. Palp three-segmented; palp tarsus with two eupathidia, one short and one longer; seta on tibia with serrations; distal segment about one third length of second segment. Legs (Figs 93���95). Setae and solenidia (included in counts) on segments of legs I���IV: coxae 2 - 2 - 1 - 1, trochanters 1 - 1-2 - 1, femora 4 - 4 - 2 - 1, genua 2 - 2 -0-0, tibiae 5 - 5 - 3 - 3, and tarsi 8 (��)- 8 (��)- 5 - 5. Leg chaetotaxy as follows: trochanters I, II, IV v���; tr III l���, v ���; femora I���II d, v���, bv���, l���; fe III d, ev ���; fe IV ev ���; genua I���II l���, l���; ge III��� IV nude; tibiae I���II d, l���, l���, v���, v���; ti III���IV d, v���, v���; tarsus I���II u���, u���, p���, p��� tc���, ft���, ft���, ��; ta III���IV u���, u���, tc���, tc���, ft���. Dorsal setae on femora I���III lanceolate and serrate and on genua I���II absent. Coxal setae 1 b, 2 b and 4 b distinctly longer than other coxal setae. Deutonymph (Figs 96���98) Legs. Differs from female in that trochanter IV is without setae and tarsi IV without setae tc���, tc���. The deutonymph matches the description of Pritchard & Baker (1958). Remarks. D��zg��neş (1965) refers to specimens she identified as T. granati; however, as these specimens bear three pairs of dorsocentral setae (c 1, d 1, e 1) we feel that they are actually T. punicae, because T. granati has just one pair of dorsocentral setae (c 1). The rest of the dorsum in her description also strongly resembles that of T. punicae (distinctly reticulate, as opposed to mostly smooth in T. granati), including the description of the deutonymph as described by Pritchard & Baker (1958). Material examined. Six females and two deutonymphs from Punica granatum L. (Lythraceae), Antalya, Turkey, 26 July 2000, (Collector; S. ��obanoğlu. Deposited at University of Ankara). Distribution. Azerbaijan, Georgia, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine (Sayed 1946; Pritchard & Baker 1958; Wainstein 1960; D��zg��neş 1965; Dosse 1971; Sadana & Gupta 1984; Hatzinikolis 1986 a; Khanjani et al. 2013 b)., Published as part of ��obano��lu, Sultan, Ueckermann, Edward Albert & Sa��lam, Hayriye Didem, 2016, The Tenuipalpidae of Turkey, with a key to species (Acari: Trombidiformes), pp. 151-186 in Zootaxa 4097 (2) on page 180, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4097.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/271029, {"references":["Pritchard, A. E. & Baker, E. W. (1958) The false spider mites (Acarina: Tenuipalpidae). University of California Publications in Entomology, 14 (3), 175 - 274.","Wainstein, B. A. (1960) Tetranychoid mites of Kazakhstan (with revision of the family). Kazakhstan Akademia Sel'skokhoziaistvikh nauk. Trudy Naucho-Issledovatelskogo Instituta Rastenii, 5, 1 - 276.","Livshitz, I. Z. & Mitrofanov, V. I. (1967) Materials to the knowledge of the fauna of False spider Mites (Acariformes: Tenuipalpidae). Proceedings of the Nikitsky Botanical Gardens, 39, 1 - 72.","Khosrowshahi, M. & Arbabi, M. (1997) The Tenuipalpidae (Acari) of Iran with introduction of new species for the world fauna and Iran. Ministry of Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization. Plant Pests and Diseases Research Institute, 19 pp. (English text) & 59 pp. (Iranian text).","Sayed, M. T. (1946) Description of Tenuipalpus granati nov. spec. and Brevipalpus pyri nov. spec. (Acarina: Trichadenidae). Bulletin de la Societe d' Fouad 1 er Entomologique, 30, 99 - 104.","Duzgunes, Z. (1965) Turkiye'de bitkilere zarar veren Tenuipalpidae Sayed familyasi","Dosse, Von G. (1971) Die Familie Tenuipalpidae in Iran (Acari). Pflanzenkrankheiten und Pflanzenschutz, 78 (10), 577 - 585.","Sadana, G. L. & Gupta, B. K. (1984) New species of the genus Tenuipalpus Donnadieu (Tenuipalpidae: Acarina) from India. Entomon, 9 (2), 141 - 147.","Hatzinikolis, E. N. (1986 a) The genus Tenuipalpus (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) in Greece. Entomologia Hellenica, 4, 19 - 22.","Khanjani, M., Khanjani, M. & Seeman, O. D. (2013 b) The flat mites of the genus Tenuipalpus Donnadieu (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from Iran, International Journal of Acarology, 39 (2), 97 - 129."]}

Phytoptipalpus salicicola (Al-Gboory 1987) (Figs 32���44) Aegyptobia salicicola Al-Gboory 1987: 106; Khanjani et al. 2012 a: 50. Aegyptobia daneshvari Parsi & Khosrowshahi 1990: 38; Al-Gboory 1987: 106; Khanjani et al. 2012 a: 50. Diagnosis. As defined by Meyer (Smith) & Van Dis 1993 and updated by Khanjani et al. 2012 a. Female, male, deutonymph. Described by Khanjani et al. (2012 a). Protonymph (Figs 37���40). Dimensions. Length of body excluding gnathosoma 177���191; width 96���102, length of gnathosoma 37���43. Legs: I 57 ���63; II 55 ���58; III 53 ���60; IV 43 ���45. Setae: v 2 22���23; sc 1 20���21; sc 2 27��� 28; c 1 22���26; c 2 21���23; c 3 19���20; d 1 19���22; d 2 21���24; d 3 22���23; e 1 22 ���26; e 2 20 ���23; e 3 20 ���28; f 2 24���26; f 3 33; h 1 14���18; h 2 24���30. Dorsum with reticulations on prodorsum weak or replaced by punctations. Venter with 1 a, 3 a, ag, ps 1���2. Leg chaetotaxy as in female and deutonymph, except: trochanters I���II and IV nude, tr III with seta l���; tarsus IV with setae tc��� and tc��� absent. Gnathosoma similar to that of female. Larva (Figs 41���44). Dimensions. Length of body excluding gnathosoma 154; width 91, length of gnathosoma 40. Legs: I 60; II 56; III 53; IV absent. Setae: v 2 21; sc 1 17; sc 2 25; c 1 20; c 2 20; c 3 17; d 1 18; d 2 16; d 3 22; e 1 21; e 2 16; e 3 22; f 2 11; f 3 29; h 1 9; h 2 26. Dorsum striate. Dorsal body setae narrowly lanceolate, setae e 3, f 3 and h 2 long and slender. Venter striated and with one pair of 1 a and 3 a setae and two pairs of anal setae. Leg chaetotaxy differs from that of protonymph as follows: trochanter III nude (l��� absent), tarsi with setae tc��� and tc��� absent. Remarks. This species was originally described from Salix alba (Salicaceae) in Iraq by Al Gboory (1987). The female, male and deutonymph of this species were re-described in detail by Khanjani et al. (2012 a); however, details of the spermatheca, protonymph and larva were not included and are provided here. The Turkish specimens closely match the description provided by Khanjani et al. (2012 a), in all respects. This species was reported on S. alba in Iraq and Iran, and from Populus alba L. and P. t re m u l a L. (Salicaceae) in Ankara, Turkey (Sağlam & ��obanoğlu 2007, 2010). Material examined. 7 females, 5 males, 6 deutonymphs and 1 larva, from Populus tremula (Salicaceae), Kurtuluş Parkı/Ankara, 8 September 2006; 1 female, 1 male, 3 deutonymphs and 1 protonymph, from P. tremula (Salicaceae), Eryaman/Ankara, 31 August 2006; 3 females, 2 males and 3 deutonymphs, from P. alba (Salicaceae), Eryaman/Ankara, 31 August 2006. Distribution. Western Palearctic (Khanjani et al. 2013 a)., Published as part of ��obano��lu, Sultan, Ueckermann, Edward Albert & Sa��lam, Hayriye Didem, 2016, The Tenuipalpidae of Turkey, with a key to species (Acari: Trombidiformes), pp. 151-186 in Zootaxa 4097 (2) on pages 160-165, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4097.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/271029, {"references":["Al-Gboory, I. (1987) Taxonomic studies of false spider mites (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) in central Iraq. 1987. Tese (Doctor in Agronomy), Institut fur angewandte Zoologie der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms, Universitat Bonn, Bonn, 205 pp.","Khanjani, M., Khanjani, M. & Seeman, O. D. (2012 a) The false spider mites of the genera Aegyptobia Sayed and Phytoptipalpus Tragardh (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from Iran. Zootaxa, 3295, 30 - 58.","Parsi, B. & Khosrowshahi, M. (1990) A new species of false spider mite (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from Iran. Applied Entomology and Phytopathology, 57 (1 - 2), 37 - 40.","Saglam, H. D. & Cobanoglu, S. (2007) Studies on the determination and host plants of Tenuipalpidae (Acarina: Prostigmata) species in Ankara, Turkey. 4 th African Acarology Symposium, October 22 - 26, Hammamet, Tunisia. [unknown pagination]","Saglam H. D. & Cobanoglu, S. (2010) Determination of Tenuipalpidae (Acari: Prostigmata) species in parks and ornamental plants of Ankara, Turkey. Turkish Journal of Entomology, 34 (1), 37 - 52.","Khanjani, M., Farzan, S., Asadi, M. & Khanjani, M. (2013 a) Checklist of the flat mites (Acari: Trombidiformes: Tenuipalpidae) of Iran. Persian Journal of Acarology, 2 (2), 235 - 251."]}

This study investigated mite biodiversity and density on Capsicum annuum in temperate (Bursa and Yalova provinces) and semi-arid (Ankara province) zones of Turkey from 2009 to 2010. A total of twenty-six phytophagous, predatory and generalist mite species were established on pepper leaves. Tetranychus urticae (Tetranychidae) was the single predominant species on the plants in all zones, while Phytoseius plumifer, Neoseiulus californicus (Phytoseiidae) and Tarsonemus bifurcatus (Tarsonemidae) were found to be other common species. Mite diversity and density were higher in temperate zone provinces than in Ankara, which has semi-arid conditions. This variation was significantly correlated with high humidity in the temperate zone, but only for phytophagous mites. The highest number of predatory species was found in the temperate zone, a finding also correlated with humidity, but not significantly. Although phytophagous mite diversity was lower than that of predatory mites in both zones, phytophagous mites were more than abundant than both predatory and generalist mites. The current study observed a significantly high population density of T. urticae from late July to mid August of 2010 and 2011. The sharp decline in T. urticae density on pepper was found to be associated with the onset of rainfall in June and September. Consequently, similar population growth patterns in phytoseiids [Neoseiulus bicaudus, N. californicus and Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) recki in Bursa and Yalova; Phytoseius plumifer in Ankara] were found in all zones and in both years. Generally, predatory mite density showed a gradually increasing population growth pattern from late July to early October. European Union Foundation FP7 IRSES - 269133