A newly recorded mite species of the genus Storchia Oudemans (Acari: Stigmaeidae) from Turkey: Storchia hendersonae Fan and Zhang

Abstract

Storchia hendersonae, only known from the type locality, New Zealand was herein described and figured based on specimens collected from litter, moss and lichen in Harşit Valley (Turkey). This species is a new record for the mite fauna of Turkey.

Keywords

• Mite
• Raphignathoidea
• Storchia
• new record
• Turkey

Türkiye’den Storchia Oudemans (Acari: Stigmaeidae) cinsine ait yeni bir akar türü kaydı: Storchia hendersonae Fan and Zhang

Abstract

Sadece tip yeri olan Yeni Zelenda’da bilinen Storchia hendersonae’nin Harşit Vadisi’nden alınan döküntü, yosun ve likenden toplanan örnekleri üzerinden tanımı gözden geçirildi ve şekilleri çizildi. Bu tür, Türkiye akar faunası için yeni kayıttır.

Keywords

• Akar
• Raphignathoidea
• Storchia
• yeni kayıt
• Türkiye

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