Rhizoglyphus robini (Claparède), 1869

Cilbircioğlu, Cihan & Çobanoğlu, Sultan, 2019, Phytophagous mite (Acari) species on garlic (Allium sativum L.) cultivation areas and storages of Kastamonu, Turkey, Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (3), pp. 211-224 : 216-217

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.22073/pja.v8i3.46349
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CB6E04-FFC4-FFA5-FD87-FA61FE1BFD83
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Rhizoglyphus robini (Claparède), 1869
status

Treatment

Width of dorsal idiosom: 427.50 ± 0.98 (292.46–564.86), length of dorsal idiosoma: 652.35 ±

1.18 (470.83–798.84) (n = 10).

Specimens examined

Taşköprü / Alamaşişli Village, 1.IV.2014 (4♀♀, 3♂♂) ; Taşköprü / Donalar Village, 05.IV.2014 (3 ♀♀) ; Taşköprü / Aşağıçayırcık Village, 24. V.2014 (7 ♀♀, 5 ♂♂) ; Hanönü / Eskiatça Village, 7. VI.2014 (2 ♂♂) , Taşköprü / Donalar Village garlic storage (1♀) ; Taşköprü / Centrum Ağcıkişi Village , 10.IV.2015 (20 ♀♀, 28 ♂♂) ; Taşköprü / Akdoğan Tekke Village garlic storage, 24.IV.2015 (3 ♂♂) ; Hanönü / Karapürçek Village garlic storage (2 ♀♀) ; Centrum / Yavuç Village , 8.VIII.2018 (9 ♀♀, 5 ♂♂) ; Centrum / Uzunkavak Village garlic storage, 10.IX.2015 (15 ♀♀, 25 ♂♂) ; Centrum / Çaycevher Village , 24. V.2016 (3 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂) ; Taşköprü / Çanşa Village, 3. VI.2016 (2 ♀♀) ; Hanönü / Kornapa Village, 10. VI.2016 (1 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂) .

Comments

This species has been identified as the most common and harmful species that determine the mite fauna of bulbous flowers in Turkey during 2000 and 2002 ( Bayram and Çobanoğlu 2006). Medeni and Yılmaz (2010) identified it in house dust in Muş-Hasköy. Kılıç et al. (2012) reported damage of the species on onion in İzmir-Bayındır, Menemen and Tire. Kumral and Cobanoglu (2015b) found it on dog grape ( Solanaceae ) plant in Bursa.

In this study, R. robini was found in 33 villages of Taşköprü, Hanönü and Centrum in Kastamonu province.