Sultan Çobanoğlu

The Tenuipalpidae of Turkey, with a key to species (Acari: Trombidiformes).

A new Turkish species of Tenuipalpidae, Aegyptobia juniperi sp. nov., is described and seven previously recorded species are redescribed: Aegyptobia beglarovi Livshitz & Mitrofanov 1967, Brevipalpus rotai Castagnoli & Pegazzano, 1979, Cenopalpus bagdasariani (Livshitz & Mitrofanov, 1970), Cenopalpus bakeri Düzgüneş, 1967, Phytoptipalpus salicicola (Al-Gboory, 1987), Tenuipalpus granati Sayed, 1946 and Tenuipalpus punicae Pritchard & Baker, 1958. A key to the 28 species of Tenuipalpidae from Turkey is provided. Cenopalpus bagdasariani, B. rotai and A. beglarovi are new records for Turkey.

Neophyllobius persiaensis Khanjani & Ueckermann (Acari: Camerobiidae); new record of the species from the parks and ornamental plants in İstanbul (Turkey)

Istanbul parkve sus bitkilerinde 2007 yilinda Neophyllobius persiaensis Khanjani & Ueckermann 2002 and Neophyllobius communis Gerson 1968 olmak uzere iki tur tanimlanmistir. Ilk tur Turkiye faunasi icin yeni kayittir. .Istanbul park ve sus bitkilerinden 2007 yilinda Neophyllobius persiaensis Khanjani & Ueckermann, 2002 ve N. communis Gerson, 1968 olmak uzere iki tur tanimlanmistir. Ilk tur, Turkiye faunasi icin yeni kayittir.

İstanbul (Türkiye)’daki park ve süs bitkilerinde predatör akar (Acari : Phytoseiidae) türlerinin dağılımı

This study was conducted to determine the natural enemies of phytophagous mites on deciduous trees, conifers, and shrubs in recreational areas of Istanbul, Turkey between 2006 and 2008. A total of 1200 plant samples were collected from 51 plant species. As a result, 11 predatory mites (Acari : Phytoseiidae) namely Amblyseius andersoni (Chant, 1957), Euseius finlandicus (Oudemans, 1915), Kampimodromus aberrans (Oudemans, 1930), Neoseiulus insularis (Athias-Henriot, 1978), Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) tiliae Oudemans, 1929, Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) athiasae Porath and Swirski, 1965, Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) cotoneastri Wainstein, 1961, Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) bagdasarjani Wainstein and Arutunjan, 1967, Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) recki Wainstein, 1958, Phytoseius finitimus Ribaga, 1904 and Paraseiulus triporus (Chant and Yoshida-Shaul, 1982) were identified. P. triporus and A. andersoni was found associated with Tydeus californicus (Acari: Tydeidae) on Carpinus betulus L. (Betulaceae). T. (T.) athiasae was the most abundant phytoseiid species.

Cystiphora sonchi (Vallot, 1827) and Dasineura gleditchiae (Osten Sacken, 1866) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), two new records from Turkey Cystiphora sonchi (Vallot, 1827) ve Dasineura gleditchiae (Osten Sacken, 1866) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), Türkiye'den iki yeni kayıt

Two gall midge species of the family Cecidomyiidae (Diptera), viz. Cystiphora sonchi (Vallot, 1827) on Sonchus asper (L.) Hill. subsp. glaucescens (Jordan) Ball. (Compositae) and Dasineura gleditchiae (Osten Sacken, 1866) causing galls on Gleditsia triacanthos L. (Caesalpiniaceae) were found in Ankara located in central part of Turkey. Both species are first records for the cecidomyiid fauna of Turkey.