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5 January 2024 A checklist and a key to Typhlodromus Scheuten of Syria (Acari: Phytoseiidae), with a new species record
Ahmad M. Dayoub, Eddie A. Ueckermann, Ismail Döker
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Abstract

This study presents a checklist and a key encompassing 11 species of Typhlodromus Scheuten (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Syria, derived from materials collected in this study as well as previous reports. A brief redescription, including setal measurements and some other important characters used to discriminate phytoseiid species, is provided for each species examined. Notably, the species Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) intercalaris Livshitz & Kuznetsov is reported for the first time in Syria, and redescribed based on adult specimens collected from Quercus cerris L. and Quercus infectoria G. Olivier (Fagaceae) trees in Latakia governorate. The examined specimens of this species demonstrated variation in the presence or absence of preanal pores: (1) absent on both sides; (2) present on both sides; (3) present on the left side; and (4) present on the right side. This species was considered a junior synonym of T. (A.) invectus Chant in an earlier study without examination of their type materials. We tried to find the holotype T. (A.) invectus without success. However, according to their original description, T. (A.) intercalaris is distinguishable from T. (A.) invectus by having two pairs of setae on the sternal shield, as opposed to three pairs in the latter species. Therefore, the reason for the redescription provided here is to improve diagnosis and minimize any confusion regarding the species status of the Syrian specimens. This discovery holds significant implications for understanding the biodiversity of phytoseiids in the country.

Ahmad M. Dayoub, Eddie A. Ueckermann, and Ismail Döker "A checklist and a key to Typhlodromus Scheuten of Syria (Acari: Phytoseiidae), with a new species record," Systematic and Applied Acarology 29(1), 18-29, (5 January 2024). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.29.1.2
Received: 28 August 2023; Accepted: 4 December 2023; Published: 5 January 2024
KEYWORDS
biological control
oak
predatory mites
taxonomy
Typhlodrominae
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