Title of article :
A new Tetranychus Dufour (Acari: Tetranychidae) associated with Solanaceae from Turkey
Author/Authors :
ÇOBANOĞLU, Sultan Ankara Üniversitesi - Faculty of Agriculture - Department of Plant Protection, Turkey , UECKERMANN, Edward Albert ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute, South Africa , UECKERMANN, Edward Albert North-West University - Potchefstroom Campus, School of Environmental Sciences and Development, South Africa , KUMRAL, Nabi Alper Uludağ University - Faculty of Agriculture, Görükle Campus - Department of Plant Protection, Turkey
Abstract :
A new plant-feeding mite species, Tetranychus solanacearum Çobanoğlu Ueckermann sp. nov. (Acari: Tetranychidae), is described and illustrated. The samples were collected from various solanaceous plants (Solanaceae) [black nightshade (Solanum nigrum L.), bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara L.), eggplant (Solanum melongena L.), spiny nightshade (Solanum rostratum Dunal), jimsonweed or datura (Datura stramonium L.), and tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)] in Ankara Province, Turkey. A key to all species of the genus Tetranychus Dufour known to occur in Turkey is presented in the paper.
Keywords :
Acari , Tetranychidae , sp. nov. , Tetranychus solanacearum , tomato , Ankara
Journal title :
Turkish Journal of Zoology
Journal title :
Turkish Journal of Zoology
