A new mite species of the genus Favognathus Luxton, 1973 (Acari: Cryptognathidae) from Turkey

Abstract

A new species of the genus Favognathus Luxton, 1973, Favognathus manisaensis sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on the females and males collected from soil and litter under Pinus sp. and Cornus sp. in Manisa and İzmir Provinces, Turkey between 2011 and 2013. The new species is closely related to Favognathus distortus (Kuznetsov, 1974) and Favognathus bafranus Doğan, 2008. A key to all known species of Favognathus from Turkey is provided.    

Keywords

• Acari,Cryptognathidae,Favognathus manisaensis sp. nov.,new species,Turkey

Türkiye’den Favognathus Luxton, 1973 (Acari: Cryptognathidae) cinsinin yeni bir akar türü

Öz

2011- 2013 tarihleri arasında Manisa ve İzmir illerinden Pinus sp. ve Cornus sp. altından alınan toprak ve döküntü örneklerinden Favognathus Luxton, 1973’ın yeni bir türü olan Favognathus manisaensis sp. nov. dişi ve erkek bireyleri üzerinden tanımlanmış ve şekilleri çizilmiştir. Yeni tür, kendisine yakın olan Favognathus distortus (Kuznetsov, 1974 ve Favognathus bafranus Doğan, 2008 türleri ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Türkiye'den bilinen Favognathus cinsine ait türler için teşhis anahtarı düzenlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Acari,Cryptognathidae,Favognathus manisaensis sp. nov.,yeni tür,Türkiye

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