İnak E., Çobanoğlu S., Auger P., Migeon A., 2022.
Molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of spider mites (Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) of Turkey. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 87 (2): 195-205.

Abstract
The family Tetranychidae includes many agriculturally important species known as spider mites. Their morphological identification is quite difficult due to the tiny size of their taxonomic characters, the requirement for high-level expertise. This may lead to pest misidentification and thus failure in pest management. DNA-based species identification seems to offer an alternative solution to overcome these issues. In the present study, two common molecular markers—Cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) and Internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2)—were used to identify 10 spider mite species from Turkey. Furthermore, genetic distances for several of them were assessed. Panonychus ulmi and Bryobia kissophila had the lowest (1.1%) and highest (4.5%) intra-specific genetic distances, respectively. In addition, integrative taxonomy allowed to identify Eotetranychus quercicola in Turkey as a new record. The sequences herein obtained will allow rapid species identification using molecular techniques and will contribute to resolve the phylogenetic history of spider mites.

  • https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-022-00728-5

    • Summary

  • Nomenclature
  • Identification
  • Hosts
  • Distribution
  • Other biological features

    • Nomenclatural data

    Identification tools

    Host data (11 results)

  • Amphitetranychus viennensis (Zacher, 1920) [Rosaceae: Prunus avium; Prunus cerasus; Prunus domestica];
  • Bryobia kissophila Eyndhoven, 1955 [Araliaceae: Hedera helix]; Bryobia rubrioculus (Scheuten, 1857) [Rosaceae: Malus domestica];
  • Eotetranychus populi (Koch, 1838) [Malvaceae: Tilia cordata]; Eotetranychus quercicola Auger & Migeon, 2014 [Fagaceae: Quercus sp.];
  • Eurytetranychus buxi (Garman, 1935) [Buxaceae: Buxus sempervirens];
  • Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936) [Rutaceae: Citrus aurantium];
  • Panonychus ulmi (Koch, 1836) [Rosaceae: Malus domestica];
  • Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1835 [Fabaceae: Phaseolus vulgaris].

    • Distribution data (10 results)

  • Amphitetranychus viennensis (Zacher, 1920) [Palearctic: Turkiye];
  • Bryobia kissophila Eyndhoven, 1955 [Palearctic: Turkiye]; Bryobia rubrioculus (Scheuten, 1857) [Palearctic: Turkiye];
  • Eotetranychus populi (Koch, 1838) [Palearctic: Turkiye]; Eotetranychus quercicola Auger & Migeon, 2014 [Palearctic: Turkiye];
  • Eurytetranychus buxi (Garman, 1935) [Palearctic: Turkiye];
  • Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936) [Palearctic: Turkiye];
  • Panonychus ulmi (Koch, 1836) [Palearctic: Turkiye];
  • Tetranychus turkestani (Ugarov & Nikolskii, 1937) [Palearctic: Turkiye]; Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1835 [Palearctic: Turkiye].

    • Other biological features