Euseius gallicus Kreiter and Tixier

Material examined: 1♀ (Ünye, 22.06.2016).

Comments: Euseius gallicus was reported for the first time on Tilia platyphyllos Scopoli (Tiliaceae), Prunus cerasus L. ( Rosaceae), Aesculus hippocastanum L. ( Sapindaceae) and Viburnum tinus L. ( Adoxaceae) in France (Tixier et al., 2009). Later, it was determined in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Slovenia, Tunisia and Turkey (Demite et al., 2017). In Turkey, Döker et al. (2014b) recorded this predatory mite on Ipomoea sp. (Convolvulaceae) . It was also found on vegetables in Ordu (Soysal and Akyazı, 2018) and walnut leaves in Samsun province (Çakır et al., 2020). This mite is a Type IV- pollen feeding generalist predator (Kreiter et al., 2020).