Tydeus californicus (Banks)

Akyazi, Rana, Soysal, Mete & Altunç, Yunus Emre, 2022, Species complexes of leaf-inhabiting mites on Prunus laurocerasus L. (Rosaceae) trees in Ordu, Turkey, Acarological Studies 4 (1), pp. 9-20 : 13

Tydeus californicus (Banks)

Material examined: 6♀♀, 1♂ (Altınordu, 29.06.2016) , 10♀♀, 1♂ ( Ünye , 03.08.2015) , 14♀♀, 5♂♂ ( Ünye , 22.06.2016) , 1♀ (Fatsa, 14.06.2016), 1♀ (Çaybaşı, 11.08.2016), 2♀♀ (İkizce, 11.08.2016), 2♀♀ (Ulubey, 01.10.2015), 3♀♀ (Gülyalı, 19.08.2015), 4♀♀, 2♂♂ ( Kumru , 29.07.2016) , 2♀♀ (Akkuş, 04.06.2016).

Comments: Tydeus californicus is a cosmopolitan species ( Tempfli et al., 2015). It has been reported on various hosts in Turkey by many researchers ( Çobanoğlu, 1992; Çobanoğlu and Kazmierski, 1999; Özman and Çobanoğlu, 2001; İncekulak and Ecevit, 2002; Akyazı and Ecevit, 2003; Yanar and Ecevit, 2005; Kasap and Çobanoğlu, 2007; Kumral and Kovancı, 2007; Güven, 2008; Kasap et al., 2008; Özsisli and Çobanoğlu, 2011; Yeşilayer and Çobanoğlu, 2011; Özsayın, 2012; Erdoğan and Yanar, 2015; Kasap et al., 2013; Satar et al., 2013; Kasap et al., 2014; GenÇer- GökÇe, 2015; Akyazı et al., 2017; Soysal and Akyazı, 2018; Akyol, 2019; AltunÇ and Akyazı, 2019; Çobanoğlu et al., 2020). Tempfli et al. (2015) notified that this species can play an important role in the management of rust mites.