First record of Halacarus actenos Trouessart, 1889 (Halacaridae, Acari) from Portugal

Year 2018, Volume: 14 Issue: 2, 84 - 88, 01.06.2018

Furkan Durucan , Pedro Range Yunus Ömer Boyacı

https://doi.org/10.22392/egirdir.346221

Abstract

In this study, the
genus Halacarus Gosse, 1855 with the
species H. actenos Trouessart, 1889 is recorded from Algarve region of Albufeira coast, Portugal for the first time.
Diagnoses for the genus Halacarus and
the description of male and deutonymph of H.
actenos are given with original illustrations. 

Keywords

Halacaridae, Acari, Halacarus actenos, Portugal

Halacarus actenos Trouessart, 1889 (Halacaridae, Acari)’un Portekiz’den İlk Kaydı

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, Halacarus Gosse, 1855 cinsine ait H. actenos
Trouessart, 1889 türünün Portekiz’in Algarve bölgesindeki Albufeira
kıyılarından kaydı ilk kez verilmektedir. Halacarus
cinsinin teşhisi, erkek ve deutonymph bireylerin tanımları özgün çizimleri ile
verilmiştir.  

Keywords

Halacaridae, Acari, Halacarus actenos, Portekiz

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