Transeius wainsteini (Gomelauri)

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 : 10-11

Transeius wainsteini (Gomelauri)

Material examined: 6♀♀ (Altınordu, 29.06.2016), 4♀♀ (Altınordu, 21.07.2015), 2♀♀ (Altınordu, 31.07.2015), 6♀♀, 1♂ (Perşembe, 12.08.2015), 10♀♀ (Ulubey, 20.09.2016), 2♀♀ (Ulubey, 01.10.2015), 14♀♀, 1♂ (İkizce, 11.08.2016), 3♀♀, 1♂ (Fatsa, 11.08.2015), 2♀♀, 1♂ (Fatsa, 14.06.2016), 7♀♀, 1♂ (Ünye, 03.08.2015), 1♀ (Ünye, 22.06.2016), 1♀ (Gülyalı, 19.08.2015), 2♀♀ (Kabadüz, 09.08.2016), 4♀♀, 1♂ (Çaybaşı, 11.08.2016)

Comments: Transeius wainsteini has been recorded in Denmark, Georgia, Germany, Russia, Iran, Slovakia and Turkey ( Demite et al., 2017). In Turkey, it was found on Rosa canina L. ( Rosales ) in Giresun ( Faraji et al., 2011), persimmon trees ( Akyazı et al., 2016, 2017), vegetables ( Soysal and Akyazı, 2018), stone (AltunÇ and Akyazı, 2019) and pome (Akyol, 2019) fruit trees in Ordu. It was collected among the Panonychus ulmi (Koch) (Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae ) and Aceria sp. ( Trombidiformes : Eriophyidae ) population on wild apple trees in Iran by Rahmani et al. (2010). On the other hand, it was found in association with T. urticae in hazelnut orchards and sunflower by the same researchers. Moreover, Tajmiri et al. (2014) notified that this predator has probably survived using alternative food (such as pollen) at the lack of prey times.

N: Nymph