Amblyseius

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 : 25

Amblyseius ( andersoni ?) sp.

Typhlodromus andersoni Chant, 1957

Amblyseius potentillae (Garman, 1958)

Material examined: A total of 6 Amblyseius specimens, all males, were collected - Samsun, Ayvacık, Söğütpınar (41°03'57.1"N 36°38'34.3"E), 28.07.2018, 1♂ ; Ayvacık, Yenice (41°03'18.5"N 36°39'02.8"E), 14.09.2018, 1♂ ; Canik, Demirciler (41°14'17.7"N 36°15'18.9"E), 15.08.2018, 1♂ ; Kavak, BahÇelievler (41°04'23.8"N 36°02'43.3"E), 16.08.2018, 1♂ ; Ladik, Salur (40°59'54.4"N 35°53'20.3"E), 17.08.2018, 1♂ ; Terme, Sarayköy (41°11'46.8"N 36°57'39.9"E), 30.07.2018, 1♂ .

Comments: As only males were collected, identification could not be accurately made to species level but the specimens might be Amblyseius andersoni (Chant, 1957) which is very common in the study area. Amblyseius andersoni has been recorded from more than 30 countries, including France, Greece, Italy, Syria and the USA ( Tixier et al., 1998; Kabíček, 2010; Demite et al., 2014). In Turkey, it has been reported from different plants, including apple, persimmon and hazelnut, in different regions ( Çobanoğlu, 1993, 2008; Ozman and Cobanoğlu, 2001; Akyazı and Ecevit, 2003; Bayram and Çobanoğlu, 2007; Ozsisli and Çobanoğlu, 2011; Yesilayer and Çobanoğlu, 2011; Kasap et al., 2013; Satar et al., 2013; Kumral and Çobanoğlu, 2015; Çobanoğlu and Kumral, 2016; Akyazı et al., 2017; Çobanoğlu and Güldali, 2017; Soysal and Akyazı, 2018). As prey, this species prefers spider mites to eriophyoid mites ( Dicke et al., 1988).