Two new records of the genera Cepheus C.L. Koch, 1835 and Caleremaeus Berlese, 1910 (Acari: Oribatida) from Turkey, with notes on their distribution and ecology

Abstract

On the basis of the samples collected from Artvin province between the years 1992-1994, the morphological features of two oribatid mites new to the Turkish fauna, namely Cepheus dentatus (Michael, 1888) and Caleremaeus monilipes (Michael, 1882) are given. Their distribution and ecological characteristics are also presented.

Keywords

• Acari
• Oribatida
• Cepheus
• Caleremaeus
• new records
• Turkey

Dağılım ve ekolojisi üzerine notlarla birlikte Türkiye’den Cepheus C.L. Koch, 1835 ve Caleremaeus Berlese, 1910 (Acari: Oribatida) cinslerine ait iki yeni kayıt

Abstract

1992–1994 yılları arasında Artvin ilinden toplanan örneklere dayanarak, Türkiye faunası için yeni olan iki oribatid akar türü; Cepheus dentatus (Michael, 1888) ve Caleremaeus monilipes (Michael, 1882)’in morfolojik özellikleri verilmiştir. Ayrıca, bu türlerin dağılımı ve ekolojik özellikleri de sunulmuştur.

Keywords

• Acari
• Oribatida
• Cepheus
• Caleremaeus
• yeni kayıtlar
• Türkiye

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