A new species of Rhynchobelba Willmann, 1953 (Acari: Oribatida: Suctobelbidae) from Turkey

Abstract

In the present study, a new species of Rhynchobelba, R. ozkani n. sp., is described and investigated by scanning electron microscopy. Also, a new locality and redescription of Nanhermannia nana (Nicolet, 1855) is given. The new species Rhynchobelba ozkani n. sp. differs from the other species of the genus Rhynchobelba by the shape of rostrum, body dimensions, length and shape of sensillus and type of rostral seta.

Keywords

• Acari, Oribatida, Rhynchobelba, new species, Turkey

Türkiye'den Rhynchobelba Willmann, 1953 (Acari: Oribatida: Suctobelbidae)'ün yeni bir türü

Öz

Bu çalışmada Rhynchobelba cinsine ait R. ozkani n. sp., tanımlanmış ve elektron mikroskobu ile incelenmiştir. Aynı zamanda Nanhermannia nana (Nicolet, 1855) için yeni lokalite bildirilmiş ve yeniden tanımı yapılmıştır. Yeni tür Rhynchobelba ozkani n. sp. Rhynchobelba cinsine ait diğer türlerden rostrumun şekli, vücut büyüklüğü, sensillusun uzunluğu ve şekli ve rostrum kılının şekli ile ayırt edilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Acari, Oribatida, Rhynchobelba, yeni tür, Türkiye

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