Additions to Eriophyoid Mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea) in Van Lake Basinâ€"Turkey

Abstract

This paper provides information about Eriophyoid mites of Van Lake basin during 2008–2010 years (Van, Hizan, Erciş, Tatvan, Muradiye). As a result 7 species were identified; Rhyncaphytoptus massalongoianus (Nalepa, 1893), R. megarostris (Keifer, 1938), Abacoptes ulmivagrans (Keifer, 1939), Aceria tuberculata (Nalepa, 1891), Aceria angustifoliae (Denizhan et al., 2008), Calepitrimerus vitis (Nalepa, 1905), Anthocoptes salicis (Nalepa, 1894). Rhyncaphytoptus massalongoianus (Nalepa, 1893), R. megarostris (Keifer, 1938), Abacoptes ulmivagrans (Keifer, 1939), Aceria tuberculata (Nalepa, 1891) are new records for the fauna of Turkey