S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 56. (Budapest, 1995)

Brevipalpus tiliae (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) as a new record for the Hungarian fauna J. Bozai and A. S. Bream Brevipalpus tiliae (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) as a new record for the Hungarian fauna - In the course of investigating the mite fauna of linden trees [Tilia species), growing in Keszthely (W Hungary), and by studying the dynamics of the recorded populations our attention was drawn to the presence of females of the uncommon species Brevipalpus tiliae. This is the first report about the occurrence of B. tiliae in Hungary. INTRODUCTION According to the serious damages caused to their hosts, the members of the genus Brevipalpus are known to be economically important. The genus comprising many species is widely distributed all over the temperate regions of the world. Through their heavy infestations, some species completely destroy their hosts. Others, e.g. B. pesudocaneatus are known to be virus vectors (Blanchard 1940). Thus the economic importance of the species of Brevipalpus has been investigated since the beginning of this century (McGregor 1916, Jones et al. 1941, Lewis 1944, Planes 1945, Sloan 1946, Baker 1949, De Leon 1965, Baker 1979). Bozai (1969, 1970a, 1970b, 1971a, 19716) was the first to report new records for the Hungarian fauna of many species of this genus belonging to the family Tenuipalpidae. Some of these species are considered to be dangerous pests causing serious damages. In the present study specimens of B. tiliae were collected from linden trees and investigated in the course of the Ph. D. research work made by the junior author. MATERIAL AND METHODS Five linden trees (belonging to Tilia petiolaris, T. platyphyllos and T. platyphyllos ssp. pseudorubra) were investigated for their mite fauna. Permanent preparations of the specimens of the collected mite species were mounted in Hoyer's solution. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Brevipalpus tiliae was found to inhabit all the tested Tilia species. Individuals of this mite species were found on linden leaves collected during May and June of 1993 and