The family Phytoseiidae contains many predatory mite species and some are used in biological control programs worldwide. The identification of phytoseiid mites is based on tiny morphological structures and sometimes species diagnosis is not easy especially for non-taxonomists. DNA-based approaches may offer a fast and accurate diagnosis to overcome these difficulties, nevertheless more DNA sequences are needed to determine intra- and inter-specific variations and to provide accurate decision rules based on genetic distances between the taxa considered. In this study, we provide the molecular characterization of seven phytoseiid species based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region. Several populations of these species collected in Turkey were considered. A phylogenetic tree was also constructed. Finally, we record the presence of Neoseiulus reductus (Wainstein) in Turkey.

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基于内部转录间隔区（ITS）的区域，土耳其植物性螨的分子表征，为该国创造了新记录。

捕蝇科（Phytoseiidae）含有许多捕食性螨类，其中一些在全世界的生物防治计划中使用。植物螨的鉴定是基于微小的形态结构，有时对物种的诊断并不容易，特别是对于非分类学家。基于DNA的方法可以提供快速而准确的诊断来克服这些困难，但是需要更多的DNA序列来确定种内和种间变异，并根据所考虑的分类单元之间的遗传距离提供准确的决策规则。在这项研究中，我们提供了基于内部转录间隔区（ITS）区域的7种植物甾体物种的分子表征。考虑了在土耳其收集的这些物种的几个种群。还构建了系统发育树。最后，我们记录下Neoseiulus Reductus（Wainstein）在土耳其。