Some oribatid mites (Acari) from the Harşit valley (Turkey)

Abstract :

Six oribatid mites are reported from the Harşit Valley of Turkey. Of these, Tricheremaeus serratus (Michael, 1885), Zetorchestes flabrarius Grandjean, 1951 and Oribatella (O.) nigra Kulijev, 1967 are new records for the Turkish fauna; Platynothrus peltifer (C. L. Koch, 1839), Gustavia fusifer (Koch, 1841), Scutovertex sculptus Michael, 1879have been determined as a previously reported from Turkey.


Keyword :

Taxonomy, new records, Turkish fauna, ecology, Western Palearctic


Author(s) : Ayyıldız, N., Toluk, A., Taşdemir, A., Taşkıran, M., Arık, B.
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Published Issue : 2019 Vol. 14 Number 2


2019 Vol. 14 Number 2