Phytoseius (Phytoseius) finitimus, Pritchard and Baker, 1962

Çakir, Şeyma, Tixier, Marie-Stephane & Ozman-Sullivan, Sebahat K., 2020, Phytoseiid species (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on walnut trees in Samsun Province, Turkey, Acarological Studies 2 (1), pp. 24-33 : 27-28

Phytoseius (Phytoseius) finitimus Denmark, 1966

Material examined: Fifty two individuals of this species were found, on the underside of the leaves - Samsun, Atakum , Güzelyurt (41°24'19.6"N 36°10'00.9"E), 25.07.2018, 1♀, 1♂ ; 17.09.2018, 2♀♀ ; Çarşamba, HacılıÇay (41°14'08.9"N 36°41'27.2"E), 25.07.2018, 1♀ ; Ondokuzmayıs, Çetirlipınar (41°28'32.7"N 36°02'12.4"E), 30.07.2018, 2♀♀ ; 17.09.2018, 2♀♀ ; AlaÇam, Alparslan (41°36'53.1"N 35°36'21.2"E), 30.07.2018, 1♂ ; 17.09.2018, 2♀♀ ; Tekkeköy, AşağıÇinik (41°11'36.1"N 36°29'00.7"E), 30.07.2018, 1♀ ; AlaÇam, Akgüney (41°31'46.0"N 35°43'27.9"E), 31.07.2018, 1♂ ; Ondokuzmayıs, Erenköy (41°26'23.6"N 36°08'12.0"E), 31.07.2018, 1♀ ; Ondokuzmayıs, Tepeköy (41°30'33.4"N 36°01'50.4"E), 31.07.2018, 4♀♀ ; Yakakent, Kozköy (41°37'34.5"N 35°32'51.9"E), 17.08.2018, 4♀♀, 2♂♂ ; Tekkeköy, AşağıÇinik (41°11'36.1"N 36°29'00.7"E), 17.08.2018, 4♀♀ ; Ayvacık, Yenice (41°03'18.5"N 36°39'02.8"E), 18.08.2018, 1♂ ; Terme, Sarayköy (41°11'46.8"N 36°57'39.9"E), 18.08.2018, 4♀♀ ; Terme, Şeyhli (41°07'45.2"N 36°52'53.0"E), 18.08.2018, 2♀♀ ; Ondokuzmayıs, Yukarı Engiz (41°28'56.6"N 36°03'28.9"E), 17.08.2018, 6♀♀ ; 17.09.2018, 1♀ ; Bafra, GökÇekent (41°33'05.0"N 35°51'31.1"E), 17.08.2018, 1♂ ; 17.09.2018, 3♀♀ ; Vezirköprü, Köprübaşı (41°03'11.9"N 35°30'57.8"E), 15.09.2018, 1♀ ; AlaÇam, Geyikkoşan (41°37'12.6"N 35°36'28.7"E), 17.09.2018, 1♀ ; Tekkeköy, SepetÇiler (41°12'07.3"N 36°26'34.9"E), 18.09.2018, 3♀♀ .

Comments: This species is common in the USA, central and northern Europe, and Mediterranean countries ( Peverieri et al., 2009; Miñarro and Kreiter, 2012). It has been reported from different plants in different parts of Turkey ( Şekeroğlu, 1984; Faraji et al., 2011; Ozsisli and Çobanoğlu, 2011; Yeşilayer and Çobanoğlu, 2011; Kumral and Çobanoğlu, 2015; Akyazı et al., 2016; Çobanoğlu and Güldali, 2017; Soysal and Akyazı, 2018). Öksüz (2019) collected this species from beans, cucumbers, eggplants and potatoes on the Çarşamba and Bafra plains of Samsun Province, Turkey. Phytoseius finitimus is a generalist predator that feeds on eriophyid and tetranychid mites, other small arthropods and pollen ( Jeppson et al., 1975; Pappas et al., 2013).