Stigmaeus ceylani, a new species of the genus Stigmaeus Koch (Acari: Stigmaeidae) from Turkey

Abstract

In this study a new species of Stigmaeus Koch (Acari: Stigmaeidae), Stigmaeus ceylani sp. nov., is described and illustrated. Specimens have been collected from the soil and litter under Punica granatum, 2014, İskenderun, Hatay, Turkey. Besides, the male, female, deutonymph, protonymph and larva of the species are illustrated in this article.  

Keywords

• Raphignathoidea
• Stigmaeidae
• Stigmaeus ceylani sp. nov.
• new species
• Turkey

Türkiye’den Stigmaeus Koch (Acari: Stigmaeidae) cinsine bağlı yeni bir tür, Stigmaeus ceylani

Öz

Bu çalışmada Stigmaeus Koch (Acari: Stigmaeidae) cinsine ait yeni bir türün Stigmaeus ceylani sp. nov. şekilleri çizilerek tanımlanmıştır. Örnekler 2014 yılında Hatay’ın İskenderun ilçesinde nar ağacının (Punica granatum) altından alınan döküntü ve topraktan elde edilmişlerdir. Ayrıca, bu türe ait erkek, deutonimf, protonimf ve larvanın da şekilleri çizilerek verilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Raphignathoidea
• Stigmaeidae
• Stigmaeus ceylani sp. nov.
• yeni tür
• Türkiye

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