External Morphology of Pyza taurica Gruber, 1979 (Arachnida: Opiliones)

Abstract

The harvestmen species Pyza taurica Gruber, 1979 (Opilionida, Nemastomatidae) is endemic to Anatolia. In this study, external morphology of P. taurica was investigated in detail by using scanning electron microscope (SEM). Cuticular structures and sense organs on the segments of legs, pedipalps, chelicerae, and the dorsal integument of male specimens of P. taurica are investigated and depicted, in particular, characters of taxonomic and systematic importance. Such studies are needed especially for understanding the functional anatomy and morphology of opilionids.

Keywords

• Pyza taurica,Nemastomatidae,Opiliones,harvestmen,external morphology,scanning electron microscopy,endemic

Pyza taurica'nın Gruber, 1979 Dış Morfolojisi (Arachnida: Opiliones)

Abstract

Pyza taurica Gruber, 1979 (Opilionida, Nemastomatidae) otbiçen türü Anadolu’ya özgüdür. Bu çalışmada, P. taurica'nın dış morfolojisi ayrıntılı olarak taramalı elektron mikroskopu (SEM) kullanılarak araştırılmıştır. Özellikle taksonomik ve sistematik önem taşıyan karakterde, bacaklar, pedipalp, chelicerae ve P. taurica erkek örneklerinin dorsal üzerindeki kesici yapılar ve duyu organları incelenmekte ve tasvir edilmektedir. Bu gibi çalışmalar, özellikle otbiçenlerin fonksiyonel anatomisini ve morfolojisini anlamak için gereklidir.

Keywords

• Pyza taurica,Nemastomatidae,Opiliones,otbiçen,dış morfoloji,taramalı elektron mikroskop,endemik

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