TY  - JOUR
JF  - Acarologia
T1  - A new Aceria species (Acari:Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea) from West Asia, a potential biological control agent for the invasive weed camelthorn, Alhagi maurorum Medik. (Leguminosae)
VL  - 58
IS  - 2
SP  - 302
EP  - 312
PY  - 2018
SN  - 0044-586X
SN  - 2107-7207
PB  - Les Amis d'Acarologia
AU  - Vidović, Biljana
AU  - Kamali, Hashem
AU  - Petanović, Radmila
AU  - Cristofaro, Massimo
AU  - Weyl, Philip
AU  - Ghorbanali, Asadi
AU  - Cvrković, Tatjana
AU  - Augé, Matthew
AU  - Marini, Francesca
UR  - https://doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20184243
DO  - 10.24349/acarologia/20184243
DA  - 2018-02-22
ET  - 2018-02-22
KW  - Eriophyidae
KW  - weed biological control
KW  - invasive weed
KW  - mtCOI
KW  - intraspecific variability
KW  - phytophagous mites
AB  - A new species of eriophyoid mite Aceria alhagi n. sp. inhabiting the weed Alhagi maurorum Medik., is described from the type locality in Iran, but it was also collected from Uzbekistan, Turkey and Armenia. This mite causes changes of the leaves and inflorescence. Infested plants develop cauliflower-like galls on the inflorescence and leaves deforming the reproductive structures and inhibiting seed production. The potential reduction in seed set suggests that this mite could constitute a potential biological control agent against this noxious weed. To investigate intraspecific variability between A. alhagi n. sp. populations from Iran, Turkey and Armenia, we analysed molecular sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (mtCOI). These results indicated that there are no significant intraspecific divergences among populations of A.alhagi n. sp. from the five different localities in three West Asia countries. This finding can be used in the future research of certain mite populations as biological control agent.
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