Neoseiulus umbraticus ( Chant 1956 )

Neoseiulus umbraticus ( Chant 1956) View in CoL

Material examined — 2 ♀♀. 1 ♀ (İkizce, N41° 3′9.03″ E36°59′1.39″, 510 m, 31. VII.2019),

1 ♀ (Perşembe, N41°4′29.02″ E37°43′52.77″, 455 m, 26. VII.2018)

Remarks — Neoseiulus umbraticus was first described in England Rubus on fructicosus

L. ( Rosaceae ) by Chant (1956) and then recorded mainly in 31 countries worldwide ( Demite et al. 2023). In Türkiye, it was recorded on cucumber ( Çobanoğlu 1989b), hazelnut ( Çobanoğlu and Özman 2002) and persimmon ( Akyazı et al. 2016 a, 2017). There are only a few studies on the biology of this species. Sengonca and Dresher (2001) investigated the impact of feeding on Thrips tabaci Lindeman ( Thysanoptera : Thripidae ) on the biological parameters of this species, compared to T. urticae . Kazak et al. (2002) demonstrated that this species can feed on T. urticae under laboratory conditions. It was also discovered N that. umbraticus can develop and reproduce on P. ulmi , Calvolia lordi (Nesbitt) ( Sarcoptiformes : Winterschmidtiidae ), Aculus schlectendali (Nalepa) ( Trombidiformes : Eriophyidae ), and adults Quadraspidiotus of perniciosus (Comstock) ( Hemiptera : Diaspididae ), as well as on apple and cherry pollens. Eggs, larvae and protonymphs of T. urticae were the preferred prey for all stages of N. umbraticus ( Knisley and Swift 1971) . In addition, Wainstein and Vartapetov (1973) reported that it feeds on Panonychus citri (McGregor) ( Trombidiformes : Tetranychidae ) and T. urticae .