03 Ara 2024 Salı
A contribution to the fauna of primitive oribatid mites of Turkey (Acari: Oribatida)
Abstract :In the present study primitive oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida:
Macropylina) collected
from the province of Sakarya were examined. Redescription and SEM images of two
species Poecilochthonius
italicus (Berlese, 1910) (Acari: Oribatida: Brachychthoniidae)
and Hypochthonius luteus Oudemans,
1937 (Acari: Oribatida: Hypochthoniidae Berlese, 1910) were given. While H. luteus was previously known from Turkey, P.
italicus (Berlese, 1910) and
thereby family Brachychthoniidae
Thor, 1934 are recorded for the first time in Turkey
Acari, Oribatida, Brachychthoniidae,
Hypochthoniidae, new records, Turkey