Abstract
Tydeoidea species (Acari: Prostigmata) are little and soft-bodied creatures and globally distributed. In the world, Tydeidae comprises 328 species in 30 genera, and Brachytydeus has the most number of species with 200. Tydeoidea presented by 23 species while Brachytydeus comprises eight species, gathered in orchards and shrub trees in Turkey. Brachytydeus armindae (Momen & Lundqvist 2005) (Acari: Tydeidae), found in association with Thuja orientalis L. (Cupressaceae) trees and stored wheat, is reported as a new species of tydeid fauna of Turkey. Distribution and host details of B. armindae are provided along with descriptive photos and illustrations. An updated key to Brachytydeus Thor species is given.
Highlights
Tydeoidea species (Acari: Prostigmata) are little and soft-bodied creatures and globally distributed
Tydeidae comprises 328 species in 30 genera, and Brachytydeus has a high amount of species with 200, subsequently Tydeus Koch have 50 species (Da-Silva et al 2016)
Brachytydeus maga (Kuznetzov & Livshitz 1973), Tydeus kochi (Oudemans1928), Tydeus californicus (Banks 1904) and Tydeus plumosus Karg 1975 were mentioned recently for Tydeidae family of Turkey which are found in association with stored wheat, vegetables and ornamental plants (Kumral & Çobanoğlu 2016; Ueckermann et al 2019; Çobanoğlu et al 2020)
Summary
Tydeoidea species (Acari: Prostigmata) are little and soft-bodied creatures and globally distributed. Tydeoidea presented by 23 species while Brachytydeus comprises eight species, gathered in orchards and shrub trees in Turkey. Tydeoid mites (Acari: Prostigmata) are little and soft-bodied creatures with globally scattering. They live soil and herbaceous plants to relationships with invertebrates, slugs and backboned. Brachytydeus maga (Kuznetzov & Livshitz 1973), Tydeus kochi (Oudemans1928), Tydeus californicus (Banks 1904) and Tydeus plumosus Karg 1975 were mentioned recently for Tydeidae family of Turkey which are found in association with stored wheat, vegetables and ornamental plants (Kumral & Çobanoğlu 2016; Ueckermann et al 2019; Çobanoğlu et al 2020). This paper aims to report the occurrence of Brachytydeus armindae in Turkey and present a revised key for Brachytydeus genus
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