Oribatid mite fauna (Acari) of Çat Forest, Sivas Province, Turkey
Abstract
In this study, the oribatid mite fauna of Çat Forest, Sivas Province, Turkey extracting mites from soil, litter, moss, lichen and tree bark samples taken from 368 different localities in 2014 were investigated. Twenty-four species from 23 genera and 17 families of oribatid mites were found. Among them, two genera (Bipassalozetes, Metabelba) and eight species [Licnodamaeus pulcherrimus (Paoli, 1908), Licnobelba latiflabellata (Paoli, 1908), Eupterotegaeus ornatissimus (Berlese, 1908), Metabelba (Metabelba) papillipes (Nicolet, 1855), Damaeolus bregetovae Csiszár, 1962, Passalozetes (Passalozetes) inlenticulatus Mihelčič, 1959, Camisia horrida (Hermann, 1804) and Bipassalozetes (Bipassalozetes) perforatus (Berlese, 1910)] were new records for Turkey. For all new records, SEM pictures of morphological characters, as well as chorotypes for each species are provided.
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References
- Toluk, A. & N. Ayyildiz, 2008a. New and unrecorded oppioid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from Yozgat Pine Grove National Park, Turkey. Acarologia, 68 (3-4): 209-223.
- Toluk, A. & N. Ayyildiz, 2008b. Yozgat Çamlığı Milli Parkı’nın oppioid oribatid akarları (Acari: Oribatida) üzerine sistematik çalışmalar. Erciyes Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, 24 (1-2): 52- 81.
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Primary Language
English
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
October 4, 2017
Submission Date
June 21, 2017
Acceptance Date
September 7, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 41 Number: 3