Abrolophus bochkovi Hakimitabar, Saboori & Fadaei, 2020 (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae) ergininin (dişi) ilk kez tanımlanması

Öz

Bu çalışmada, yalnızca larva evresinden bilinen Abrolophus bochkovi Hakimitabar, Saboori & Fadaei, 2020 türünün, laboratuvarda yetiştirme deneyi ile larva sonrası (dişi) formu doğrulandı ve tanımlandı. Bu türün hem Türkiye hem de İran'daki larva örnekleri doğrulama amacıyla karşılaştırılmıştır. Ayrıca bu türün dişisine ait çizimler, fotoğraflar ve ölçüler verilmiştir. Bu çalışma, bu cinsin hem larva hem de post-larva dönemlerinden tanımlanan tür sayısını dörde çıkarmıştır. Mevcut çalışma 2023-2025 yılları arasında Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi’nde yürütülmüştür.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Abrolophinae
• deneysel yetiştirme
• yeni kayıt
• Prostigmata
• Parasitengona
• sistematik

First adult (female) description of Abrolophus bochkovi Hakimitabar, Saboori & Fadaei, 2020 (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae)

Abstract

In this study, the post-larval (female) stage of Abrolophus bochkovi Hakimitabar, Saboori & Fadaei, 2020, previously known only from the larval stage, is described for the first time through experimental laboratory rearing. Larval specimens from Türkiye and Iran were compared to confirm the species identification. In addition, detailed drawings, photographs, and morphometric data are provided for the female of this species. With this contribution, the number of Abrolophus species described from both larval and post-larval stages increases to four. The present study was conducted at Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University between 2023 and 2025.

Keywords

• Abrolophinae
• experimental rearing
• new record
• Prostigmata
• Parasitengona
• systematics

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