Rhizoglyphus echinopus (Fumouze & Robin, 1868)

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 : 217

Rhizoglyphus echinopus (Fumouze & Robin, 1868)

Width: 944.84 ± 0.33, length: 755.63 ± 0.21 (n = 10).

Specimens examined

Centrum / Uzunkavak Village garlic storage, 10.IX.2015, (1 ♀) ; Taşköprü / Akdoğan Village garlic storage, 16.IX.2015 (1 ♀) ; Centrum / Uzunkavak Village garlic storage, 10.IX.2015 (1 ♂) ; Taşköprü / Alatarla Village garlic storage, 20.X.2015 (1 ♂) .

Comments

Rhyzoglyphus echinopus was reported for the first time by Çobanoğlu (1996) on wheat and stored sunflower in Edirne. Çobanoğlu and Bayram (1998) found the species in tuberous ornamental plants. In this study, R. echinopus has been collected just in the stored garlic heads.