Pronematus ubiquitus (McGregor)

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 : 14

Pronematus ubiquitus (McGregor)

Material examined: 3♀♀ (Fatsa, 14.06.2016), 1♀ (Ünye, 22.06.2016).

Comments: This predator species is widely distributed in USA, Egypt and Africa ( Baker, 1968). In Turkey, it was reported by Çobanoğlu (1992); Göven et al. (2009); Can and Çobanoğlu (2010); Kumral and Çobanoğlu (2015b); Akyol (2019); Ueckermann et al. (2019). According to Abou-Awad et al. (1999), P. ubiquitus can develop from larva to adult stage when feeds on individuals of the fig bud mite, Eriophyes ficus Cotte and the fig leaf mite, Rhyncaphytoptus ficifoliae Keifer ( Trombidiformes : Eriophyidae ).